CONDUCT AND DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR AGAINST IBRAHIM SESAY
A REPORT OF AN ALLEGED CASE OF DIVULGING INCITEMENT RIOTOUS
CONDUCT AND DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR AGAINST IBRAHIM SESAY
Name of complainant: Sierra Leone Police
Address: Freetown
A Case and inquiry File Recorded on Friday 12 th August, 2022, commenced at ()9:15 hrs. at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Pademba Road in Freetown, against Ibrahim Sesay
Name: Ibrahim Sesay
Address: Maxwell Street, Bottom Oku. Wellington Freetown
Nationality: Sierra Leonean
Date of Birth: 15th August, 2000
Occupation: Un-employed
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
A REPORT OF AN ALLEGED CASE OF DIVULGING INCITEMENT RIOTOUS CONDUCT AND DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR
Recorded down on Friday 12th August, 2022, commenced at 09:15 Ilours at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Pademba road in Freetown.
This department of the Sierra Leone Police is investigating a case of divulging, incitement, riotous conduct and disorderly behaviour by some rioters who were involved in planning and participating in the August 10th 2022 violent demonstration in Freetown, Waterloo the Western Rural District, Makeni and Kamakwie in the stronghold of the Main Opposition the
“All Peoples Congress (APC) Party”
Sources from the Sierra Leone police (SLP) have disclosed that one Ibrahim Sesay who is a resident of Maxwell Street, Bottom Oku in Freetown has been declared wanted by the Law Enforcement Institution the Sierra Leone Police for a case of Divulging, Inciting riotous conduct and disorderly behaviour.
According to the Public Relations Department of the Sierra Leone Police through a press release signed by the Inspector General of Police Mr. Ambrose Michael Sovula, that Ibrahim
Sesay was alleged to have been found wanting by the Sierra Leone Police force for his involvement with some irate youths of the Main Political Party the All Peoples Congress Party (APC) in Sierra Leone that always give information to the Opposition Party and to one Adebayo who resides in the Netherland to always incites young people to come out and demonstrate against “the Sierra Leone Peoples Party” (SLPP), for economic hardship and increased in youth unemployment in Sierra Leone.
According to an intelligence gathered, a group of angry youth usually have a secret meeting point where they formed a WhatsApp group to divulged information secretly to Adebayor on many occasions who incited other youths of different parties to have demonstrated on August 10, 2022 that led to the loss of lives of six police personnel and many civilians lost their lives and properties. Both Ibrahim Sesay and other youths were also linked to this WhatsApp group to incite other angry youths to demonstrate against the ruling government.
Ibrahim Sesay was fully involved in previous demonstrations and he is among the irate youths in the eastern part of Freetown, one of the populated part in the capital city, took to the streets in protest for the increase in the prices of petroleum product and economic hardship in Sierra Leone on August 10th 2022, making roadblocks and burning of tires on the Highway that runs through several communities in the east end of Freetown. Ibrahim Sesay
always incites young people to come out and demonstrate against “the State” for economic hardship in Sierra Leone.
When the Police got this information, a team of Operational Support Division (OSI)) personnel stormed this meeting point to arrest these youths, another set of youths open gun fire against the police while the police also open gun fire against these youths. tJpon this cross firing many civilians including (6) six police officers were killed on the spot and there angered the police and the army officers embarked on reprisal killings on the evening of that same day during a house to house search. Arrests were made, whilst others escaped and they were on the run. This situation forced Ibrahim Sesay to escape to an unknown destination. Those arrested were charged to court whilst some are still under investigations.
Because Ibrah!m Sesay; was named as one of the suspects for divulging infornution to Adebayor, inciting another community members to protest against the ruling government.
It is an offense according to Section 4 (12) Cap 2 in the Criminal Procedure Act of 1965 of Sierra Leone that any person who involved in divulging secrete information illegally to destabilize the country will be prosecuted to life imprisonment.
Investigations also revealed that police personnel have stormed the residence 01 Ibrahim Sesay to effects his arrest severally but proven futile. Ile has been declared wanted by the police, he gone into hiding and his whereabouts is still unknown.list photos of wanted notice have been displayed at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Freetown and the Police are encouraging the general public to give any vital information that will lead
