Ibrahim Swarray, the constituency Chairman of constituency 013 comprising Nomo and Tunkia Chiefdoms, Kenema District, who also doubles as the contractor, has been placed under radar for misappropriation and embezzlement of over $50,000 Public Funds meant for the construction of Hospital Quarters, plus $6,000 for installation of solar energy within the facilities.

Aim Network unearthed this massive State graft when the Team Leader of Haraldsplass Diakonale, Rollaug Waaler, made on the sport visit at the Project location and realized that the project has been stuck for over one year now without completion.

On the 12th of November 2022, the Team Leader Rollaug Waaler expressed with frustration to the People of Faama Village, Nomo Chiefdom that they travelled all the way from Norway with the view of officially handing over the Hospital and its Quarter to the people of Nomo Chiefdom due to multiple falsified impressions given to her and team by the contractor Ibrahim Swarray that the project has been completed.

To the dismay of the Delegation from Norway upon visiting the project site, the Team Leader expressed that they were very befuddled about the deceptive tendency exhibited by the contractor Ibrahim Swarray that the project is completed. Venting her frustration to the people of Faama Village, the Team Lead expressed that they have long since sent all the monies for the completion of the project directly to Ibrahim Swarray in the sum of $60,000 plus $6,000 for installation of solar energy for the hospital facility. The Team Lead from Norway vehemently expressed that they will no longer send a dime towards that project since all of the monies have been disbursed to Ibrahim Swarray for the completion of the project.

“We travelled all the way from Norway in order to come and officially hand the hospital and its quarters to the people of Nomo. But I am very sad to see that you have not completed the project. We have sent all the monies that will take the project to completion and we will no longer send a single dime towards this project. You have to find ways to finish it”, she expressed her dissatisfaction.

In a written agreement, the Team Leader in the Presence of the sitting honorable of constituency 013 Hon. Alusine Kanneh, obliged the Contractor Ibrahim Swarray, to complete the project latest in February 2023. She also stressed that they are awaiting the completion of the Project and that, they are not going to send a dime towards that project anymore.

It could be recalled that a Humanitarian Organization based in Norway dubbed as the Haraldsplass Diakonale, initiated a project for the construction of an advanced community Health Center including two hospital quarters at the aforementioned project site/location. The project was first awarded to one Edden Jalloh. Upon completion of the hospital itself, Edden Jalloh late now (may his soul rest in peace), embarked on an inevitable journey to the true world.

In 2018 when the first contractor Edden Jalloh met his sudden demised, the other component of the Project which is the construction of the Hospital Quarters, was awarded to Ibrahim Swarray who is now the Constituency Chairman in late 2019 based on the sole recommendation from Hon. Alusine Kanneh.