The Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) David Borbor, has revealed that they have frozen some accounts associated with agents who worked for  Super Advertis in the country.

He disclosed that, the sum of 3.4 billion old leones was frozen, an action that was taken in response to the sudden closure of the Super Advertis investment early this month. This event was received as a discouragement to thousands of Sierra Leoneans who invested a huge sum of money through their application.

On the legality of the company, the director disclosed that the company failed to obtain a license from the Bank of Sierra Leone and the FIU which are key in the provision of necessary financial services in the country.

He added that, Super Adertis did not approach the regulatory bodies for the required license. He said it was from the backdrop of investigating and vetting the sources of funds to gather credible information on related financial institutions in the country that they pursued 30 accounts linked with agents operating through Africell and Orange money and have frozen the said amounts as investigation continues.

He confirmed that the company was owned by a Chinese man whose information have been provided to the Sierra Leone Police and the matte under investigation, adding that the FIU would work hard to clarify the destination of the frozen funds.