Sierra Leone Police Explains Reason For Firing Tear Gas And Barricading APC Headquarters
Mohamed Foday Conteh The Sierra Leone Police have explained the reason for firing tear gas canisters and barricading the headquarters of the main opposition, All People’s Congress (APC).
“Their party (APC) members had to block the Hannah Benka Coker Street and Old Railway Line and started harassing passers-by, especially those in green outfits, who were perceived to be members of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP),” the police said.
They added that the main opposition party members were seen “in a long convoy, parading the streets of Freetown”.
The police said the APC party said was announcing that they have won Saturday Presidential polls.
They said that the announcement by the APC attracted large crowds of their supporters at the party headquarters.
The police said that they tried to contact the leadership of the party but did not respond.
“As the situation became unbearable, the police had to fire teargas canisters so as to disperse the crowd which was harassing people on the road,” they said.
The leadership of the APC accused the police of attacking them at their Brookfields office in Freetown.
The party reported that live rounds and teargas were fired at them.
Late on Sunday, there was a report of one dead female member of the party.
We need better Sierra Leone not better political parties.
Why did they shot someone in the office a point blank range
If the statement of the police is true why is there not a single video evidence on social media, of APC attacking citizens with green T-shirts?
Mr. IG thank you for better explanation.
We need to act as responsible citizens in our Country SierraLeone A P C we are well responsible and we don’t want to hot hot anybody our Leader is a peaceful man who love his country.
Our Police and military are killing us slowly all in the name of protecting our President. My question is, are we not supposed to be protected as ordinary citizens of this noble country?
The explanation is not clear.
I smell a Rat.
How did someone died of gunshot when only cannisters of Tear gas are fired on the roads outside.
“d true go last, n mortal man nor to God”
They only fired teargas or what? this statement is not too sure I never heard that teargas can lead to death.
This is false statement they use live bullet at the time that lead to the death of the woman.
Some of the these police are the most professional fools in this country killing people as a result of political connection
Please stop killing the people you’re to protect. Why must you kill in every single conflict especially those who are harmless?
By his explaination, the Inspector General of the PAOPA police must have given the command to do all the PAOPA police did at the APC party office.
The PAOPA IGP should be held responsible for the death of the poor defenceless woman.
This PAOPA IGP was also responsible for all the killings on August ten peaceful demonstration.
This PAOPA IGP is not Neutral in all his operations and of course he was a REBEL planted in the police force. The only thing he understands is ” killing”.
We thank the Almighty Allah/God and the International community for saving us from this PAOPA REBEL Regime.
The people of Sierra Leone have spoken loudly.
The work ahead is very great, all the institutions of this country need to be restructured and trained to be nonpartisan.
God bless Sierra Leone and May God bless our new President.
Mr.IG, if citizens attacked themselves with no weapons, why must the military and & police force invade with weapons?
Are there no professional ways our military and force could solve conflicts without shedding the innocent blood of citizens?
What the police and military did yesterday is very wrong we all know that.
Paopa IG Sofula fool fool God is fighting for us 🙏 all this nonsense will come to an end soon 🙏
U kill an innocent woman Matron Mahawa, you guys will pay for such just wait.
The people need to be reshuffled for a better Sierra Leone or they will initiate war or real terrorism because the families of the victims feels no justice, they will decide to do.the undone.
IGP. You both plan that with your stupid boys, look at what you’ve done yesterday, by killing an innocent woman right inside the party building of the APC. You people will pay for what you always doing.!!! You are both Collaborators in the same game…
Need to obey the law. The law said no political gathering for celebration until the call the final result. A P C supporters are violence lets say the truth .
Just because of APC that why this stupid thing happens to the SLPP junta police check Bo Kenema, Bunthe what happened there what action did the police take but God almighty will punish all of you inshallah