Police in Sierra Leone have once again halted a groundbreaking ceremony for a proposed motorbike assembly plant, marking the second disruption in a week for a project led by prominent businessman Sheik Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara, known as Jagaban.

The event, which was scheduled for Saturday, August 23, was abruptly shut down by the Sierra Leone Police despite organizers claiming they had received prior clearance.

This follows a similar incident last Saturday when police dismantled preparations at the project site, preventing the ceremony from taking place.

Jagaban’s planned assembly plant is a flagship project aimed at fulfilling public calls for the businessman to invest in Sierra Leone. The project is expected to create jobs and stimulate local economic activity.

Sources close to the event’s organizers told reporters that although police clearance was initially granted for the ceremony, an “order from above” was reportedly the reason for the sudden police intervention. The police have not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident.