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The Dutch government has formally requested the extradition of convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers from Sierra Leone.
The extradition request was handed over to Sierra Leonean authorities today, according to Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, David van Weel.
Minister van Weel expressed his hope for swift action from Sierra Leonean authorities and emphasized the importance of international cooperation in the fight against organized crime.
“I hope for swift action from the authorities of Sierra Leone and to find them on our side in this fight against international organized crime.” Weel wrote.
Reports emerged in January that Jos Leijdekkers, 33, one of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives, has been living in Sierra Leone for approximately six months, allegedly with the knowledge of President Julius Maada Bio.
Leijdekkers was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in prison last June in Rotterdam for smuggling over seven tonnes of cocaine.
Further reports allege a relationship between Leijdekkers and President Bio’s daughter, raising questions about the president’s awareness of Leijdekkers’s presence and the Bio family’s potential role in harboring a convicted drug trafficker.
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Information issued a statement claiming President Bio attended numerous public events and gatherings during the festive season, where photos were taken with many attendees. The statement asserts the president has “no knowledge of the identity and issues detailed in the reports about the individual in question.”
On Tuesday, Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu said that the individual believed to be Jos Leijdekkers has been identified as Umar Sheriff.
“The picture that has been circulating on social media as Jos Leijdekkers—we have been able to, through our Open Source Investigation Unit, affix a name to that face, which is Umar Sheriff,” IGP William Sellu stated.
According to the IGP, a thorough review of formal entry records for the past six months yielded no trace of Umar Sheriff’s official entry into Sierra Leone. William Sellu further revealed that the police have conducted multiple raids in an effort to apprehend Sheriff, but so far, all attempts have been unsuccessful. He added that the authorities remain uncertain about Sheriff’s activities within the country.
“As we speak, we are on the lookout for Umar Sheriff and encourage members of the public to assist the police in their investigations,” he urged.
Which public will help them. Make den nor mix we dey ,den know his ways about, how did he enter thr country, how was he moving around with NO ID ,NO ADDRESS..Make
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Let do bater system, bing us Adebayor in exchange of Jos Leijdekker. Period.
This is a very serious matter that the Sierra Leone Government is taking for a ride in the park.
If the Sierra Leone Police could not find any entry record of this alleged drug baron, then how did he get into our country by air, sea, or land?
Why is he in possession of a Sierra Leonean diplomatic passport with the name Umar Sheriff? Umar Sheriff is the same name Mohamed K. Mansaray revealed in his video on social media. As an ordinary individual he was able to know the exact name this white man even though he is not residing in the country. While the police with all its personnel and facilities are very incapacitated get this work done.
Let them (those concern ) produce the white man who was seen in the video and photo circulating on social media so that the Dutch Government can acertain whether or not he is the one they are looking for.
Majority of Sierra Leoneans are not fools any longer.
I wonder if in their “investigation”, they interviewed the people he was in church with. Den really tink say we stupid. Den don do dem selves. This isn’t a situation they can just lie about and sweep under the wrong, information minister and police IG are out in public speaking on the matter but conveniently ignoring the fact that Jos is a guest of the president’s family, that someone made a call and say make a diplomatic passport for Umar Sherrif. Interesting to see how they respond to the request. Are we soon going to hear that Jos is out of the country? Agnes Bio go vex pan in daddy if in criminal daddy hand Jos over. The president’s family is the drug cartel in the country. Sad
What did the Dutch government do when a Sierra Leone an criminal was parading their streets with all sorts of incitements to uproot our country’s stability; using obscene languages against the country’s authorities? Were they on our side? Are Westerners actually honest?
Here you are again trading your primitive party pikin argument against serious matter that
have grave consequences for this country. All you care about is your party’s interest & not the country. Can you compare the two scenarios in terms of itsinternational implications?
These people know his whereabouts.
Let them not fool us.
But trust they will regret this,if they play smart by giving him a name like that and by making excuses that he is nowhere to be found.
May God help thier lies,but this will not be good for Sierra Leone and this will just show to the world like we encourage all manner of people in our country just like that.
Meaning we have no laws governing entry to our country.
If the Dutch Government authorities are so serious about International Organize Crime, they must handover Abdul Will Kamara (Adebayor) to the Sierra Leone Government, who has incite youths in Sierra Leone to caused many atrocities, lost of lives and destroying Government properties. Before requesting for a notorious cocaine dealers, that is used by some set of people as their choice.
I want to know something did Adebayor commit any crime before traveling to Netherland or did he escape from prison here I really want to know
Mek den call kambaraiba for cam look for e fegutives ..
We don’t know who they are talking about okay .Let the public go about their normal business …idle people ..
There is one thing I really want you to understand that we are not safe in Sierra Leone because if all kinds of people can get access to our country easily then crime will continue to increase in the country easily and look at how our Youth are dieing because of drugs
You are joking guys