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There have been speculations and suspicions since the dead body of a village teacher was discovered with wounds in a nearby bush in Kangama Gorama Chiefdom Eastern Sierra Leone on the 29th of January 2024.
Tamba Theophilus James, 50, was found dead in a nearby bush in Turbu village, where he was serving as a teacher at United Methodist Church (UMC) Primary school.
According to Mary James, daughter of the late teacher, his father mysteriously disappeared in the village on January 28th and wasn’t seen around only to be found dead the following day.
Mr James was discovered in the Bush dead by a search party but his family said they were not satisfied with the circumstances that led to the death of their relative.
“My father was healthy and we were shocked to discover his dead body in a nearby bush in the village,” the daughter stated.
The family alleges they reported the matter to the Police Post in Kangama. Kangama is the administrative headquarters town of Kangama Gorama chiefdom and the town hosted the Kangama Police Police Post, where the family alleged to have reported the matter. But the daughter said the police ordered their father to be buried after a Health worker in the community alleged the late man died a natural death and there was no foul play.
Mary James and the entire James family suspected there was foul play and urged for the matter to be investigated thoroughly. This is because the family said the dead body of the deceased teacher was seen with blood and there were semblances of a knife stab.
Though the family raised those concerns before the burial of their relative, Mary James said the chiefdom authorities and the police did not listen to them but went ahead and buried the late man.
After attempts to reach the police in Kangana proved fruitless, this reporter contacted the regional Police Spokesman in the East for confirmation.
The spokesman, Prince Bernard Jegboi Kamara said the matter is not to his knowledge but promised to cross-check for better clarification.
The family has lately informed this medium that it had learned that the police at the Motema Police station arrested some individuals in the village in connection to the matter, though they say the police haven’t called them either for questioning or further provide evidence.
The James family called on human rights defenders to look into the matter for justice to prevail late teacher who is a father of eleven
Really pathetic and government should pay attention on this issue inorder to prevent similar case.
Where is S.L.T.U.
Just take a good look at the late teacher . Teachers are suffering in Sierra Leone where is SLTU teachers are paying a huge sum of money to the SLTU with. No impact on them woe to this country . Justice must prevail … Teachers in the class room drink a lot of alcohol because of no better condition of service. Teachers need to be given over three thousand Leones
SLTU must react
Really sympathetic, probably he was a community Teacher he sacrifices his entire life to teach in that village with mega money call stipend with eleven children,imegan who will take care of them and the wife? Let actions be taken by MBSSE Kono,TSC Kono,SLTU Kono, National Council Of Head Teachers (NaCoHT) human rights organization, civil society and others actors in this regards. Let there be proper checking on the side of the police compromised the burial of this innorcent Teacher. If no proper investigation let the family members swear for the Lost of beloved.
We prevail on government through the Sierre Leone Police–a force for good– to thoroughly investigate this heinous crime & bring the perpetrators to book. We expect the Paramount Chief of Gorama Kono who resides in Kangama to ensure that justice prevails in this matter,as it will definitely dent his image as well as that of the chiefdom. As son of the soil, the deceased sacrificed to serve his people only to be rewarded with this cruel death. SLTU please ensure that justice is effected in this matter.