A man identified as Sullay Koroma was found dead with bruises on his head and forehead in Mathinka Bana Village, allegedly murdered by his wife, according to residents who spoke to me over the phone
Mathinka Bana is in Kholifa Mabang Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone. The incident reportedly happened around 3 am on Saturday 18th January 2025 when almost everyone in the village was sleeping.
Marie Bangura, the wife is currently on the run leaving the entire community in panic.
Authorities in Mathinka Bana have dispatched a search party and the team is inside the bushes in search of the suspect.
Osman Conteh, a resident in the village told me over the phone that the entire village was awakened by the loud noise of the seven years old grandchild of the couple. The boy, a class three (3) pupil alerted the entire village about the incident.
For a long time now, reports say the late husband and his fugitive wife were having marital issues and persistently quarrelling over the wife’s refusal to have sex with the deceased.
In fact, some residents I spoke with said the Palava between the late husband and his wife for sex is not new and everyone in the community is aware.
There are reported incidences where the husband had to pay the wife to have sex with her, according to a Mathinka Bana resident.
Though the circumstances that led to today’s incident remain unclear, the majority of residents in Mathinka Bana believe the death of Koroma cannot be unconnected to their usual midnight fights for sex.
Koroma’s dead body is lying in Mathinka Bana and the community is still searching for the wife. Phone calls have been made alerting the neighboring villages about the incident and for the possible arrest of the wife.
An official report will be made to the Mile 91 Police Station later this morning, according to the authorities.
The seven year old grandchild of the couple is with the authorities in the community. According to Osman Conteh, the boy witnessed the scene because he was sleeping together with his grandparents and he will give an account of everything that occurred in the room leading to the brutal killing of Koroma.
Hmmm 🤔
This life