BREAKING: Sierra Leone Government Rejects ECOWAS Request to Relocate Former President Koroma to Nigeria

03 January, 2024 |

BREAKING: Sierra Leone Government Rejects ECOWAS Request to Relocate Former President Koroma to Nigeria

Umaru Fofona

Sierra Leone’s foreign minister, Timothy Kabba has confirmed receiving a letter written by the president of the ECOWAS Commission detailing arrangements to allow for the temporary relocation of former President Ernest Bai Koroma who now faces treason charges.

Kabbah said that his government did not however countenance the content of the said letter “because it is a unilateral proposition by the president of the ECOWAS Commission”.

He said the letter also “does not reflect the meeting His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio held recently in Freetown with his colleague West African leaders and the President of the ECOWAS Commission. So we will not countenance it”.

Under the terms of the letter, Koroma was to be flown to Nigeria on 4 January with all legal and administrative procedures against him dropped, keeping his full entitlement as a former President.

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| 2024-01-05 11:03:37

Nigeria,we know you are big brother but please for the sage of peace allow our laws to take it course ,an attempt on the live of the citizens must not be treated like a pinch of salt so please stay back we don't have sacred cows over our national Laws
| 2024-01-04 13:49:07

I can't imagine Mada Bio staging a fake coup, taking the life of innocent and putting our country to stand still just to bring EBK down. where will all this end in our country, how has this man reduced us to nothing. How could some Mende people support hate against a decent man? who have worked more than any other leader in the history of Sierra Leone? why will southerners decided to hate Northerners so bitterly to an extend that they don't want to see them exist? How could Mada Bio create the platform to Dehumanize APC members forgetting that there is tomorrow? GOD GET PATIENT!!!!
Concern citizen | 2024-01-04 13:22:25

Since this former president left office he has been coursing a lot trouble and unrest in the country. Paying people to make the government ungovernable coursing all sorts trouble in the country but since he was arrested peace and quietness has returned to the entire country. This man must not to be allowed to go anywhere out of the country let him be tried in the country. This man should have stayed out of politics and enjoyed all the money he stole from us instead he was using it to bring unrest in the country. This man should have introduced Farming in Makeni and great employment for the youths and enjoy his retirement but I think he has blood in his hands. So what goes around comes around.
| 2024-01-04 10:09:03

Let ECOWAS come and take coupist Ernest Bai koroma if they have that capacity we are waiting for them.we are not going to waste our time on nonsense ECOWAS.we loose eighteen military officer on November and six police officer as a results of Ernest Bai koroma coupist .God has put him in our net with many evidences. We would jail him diplomatically. Mr man you have been molesting southerners who are the viable human resource for mama salon.let me outline some of their unique qualities bestowed on them by Allah .1-highly educated by population percentage .Having the best fertile soil.tolerance to strangers. Practical industrious(having more carpenters tailors,messiners ,and other craft activities. Highly responsible for their children's not like northern who just give birth and live them to swarm for themselves like termites.Highly inteĺligent and Highly creative.having two border countries by them.A mineral hub .I think that the reason why some of those crude folks in the North hate southeasterners .I don't want to speak tribalism but this uncivilized folks from the North who does not have any things meaningful to debates on will just be there embarking on tribalism. We are well prepared for those senseless folks.Ernest Bai tiffy tiffy crooks and coupist koroma will pay for his actions even if is ecowas or ecocrooks.we would not listen them sierra Leone is a full sovereign state with a well define constitution .Treason is death by hanging if Maada Bio removed it and replace it with jail term let him manage it.30 years is just waiting for his jail term. .
| 2024-01-04 02:01:10

EBK, dis e don kam pa kam o😂.
| 2024-01-03 23:58:04

🤣🤣🤣🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and its dirty politics and stupid supporters just talking a lot of bla nla bla bla Koroma brought all these and that upon himself now he's learning the hardest way. What goes around comes around. Isa sesay one of the people who fought hard not to destroyed Makeni where Koroma and his family enjoying today, is still languishing in jail at Rwanda. But he brought those master minds the peace of that nation since 1992 in name of good Samaritans. All destruction and restless wars happened in Sierra Leone from the past till now started from South east of Sierra Leone go and read your history, because they are always powered conscious and ungovernable. Let say the fact so that peace will prevail once and for all in that country.
| 2024-01-03 23:46:01

Good news good idea Mr president Bio, let him stay here we know their plans so let just keep quit
| 2024-01-03 23:17:01

Some people are just talking rubbish, how can this government grant the unconstitutional request and you are talking about war, there will be no war and if EBK has hand in it let the law take it course. November 2017 EBK turn down ECOWAS because of his unconstitutional removal of the sitting Vice President. The law of the land should be uphold, that why Sierra Leonean voted Prezo Bio for the second term.
| 2024-01-03 23:13:42

The man should be in Freetown prison waiting to see him in jail for 29 years
ALHAJI MAMUD TURAY | 2024-01-03 23:01:45

Good saloon government
| 2024-01-03 22:59:43

The free thinkers are saying what they feel their stupid thought will stop ECOWAS to manhandle Bio with his agreements he pen his signature with, it's evidence that he has agreed and nothing will stop the decision of ECOWAS on their request for EBK to be flown to Nigeria, Madaa is fooling his supporters, he knows what is ahead of him on this agreement he willing sign with ECOWAS, let wait and see how he will be force to do what the free thinkers are causing noise to the public. He has flown out the country knowing such request will be issued today, he pass command to the judges for EBK to be charge for treason. What a movie he is acting to the people of salone.
| 2024-01-03 22:46:40

Maada leave EBK alone, but oo ya, taya debul na pain go kill am. Bio comore behind EBK but oo ya, wey cacroach wan alaki na inside pamaie bottle e dey enter.
| 2024-01-03 22:32:16

The request makes no sense ebk must face the consequences of his actions
Blessing | 2024-01-03 22:09:21

You commenters supporting a president using his subordinates to do his dirty job. How market? Some people just comment just because they belong to a particular tribe and not in the interest of peace and stability. How market? What’s your gain in all this? Even if EBK is jail, mind you a true leader will remain and the fake one goes on finding fault instead of addressing the power outage in Freetown and else where. How market? To be honest the adviser around him, are doing so to his own detriment. How market? Cost of living, health services, putting SL in a facade front. How market? How did u all celebrated your holiday. Is it by smoking kush and drinking cheap alcohol or eating well balanced diet food. How market? Some went from pillar to post begging and crashing peoples event. How market? Think about SL not tribe.
| 2024-01-03 22:01:18

Fellow Sierra leonean please remember what happened since 1991-2002 we go through a lot so if you want to talk please think first, because you see all this politicians are the same if you check majority of them there family are not in this country so if you are praying for war who will suffer the most? Think about it.
| 2024-01-03 21:57:25

This ECOWAS chairman has got guts. To address a sovereign state in the audacity posture that he has done is quite amazing. Has he forgotten that the ECOWAS arrangement is a club of equals, and he is putting things as if he is the grand president of the organization put together. This is simply an abuse of power, and he must be shown the limits of his powers. No wonder it is often said that EBK believes everyman has a price; may be he's gotten the price of the chairman to the extent that he can act ultra vires his chairmanship limits
| 2024-01-03 21:30:05

When are we going to wake ,when are we going understand what really peace and stability mean in a nation we're as a citizens have the full access of right to live ,right to enjoy right to be free and right freedom.if EBK has been charge with any offences what the problem of sierra Leone's of involving themselves into Chios and malice ,if you does wrong let the law deal with and forget about him
| 2024-01-03 21:18:43

Instead of this government focusing on the peace and stability of its citizens they are roaming about doing rubbish😀😀’
| 2024-01-03 21:10:32

Eeeeee bio paopa don match the tail of a tiger.
| 2024-01-03 21:00:10

All of those folks writing gabbage out here, should remember that at one time, when faced with a political decision, ex-President Koroma refused an ECOWAS proposal or recommendation regarding the fate of his own consitutionally elected vice president - ex-Vice President Sam-Sumanah. Now that the table has turned, why should the government accept this ECOWAS proposal regarding the fate of the ex-president?
| 2024-01-03 20:58:41

Please talk peace, let us know what we have been thinking
| 2024-01-03 20:48:18

I think people for understand why ECOWAS write this letter its because EBK disrespect them when ECOWAS pleaded on behalf of SAMSUMANA its a purely revenge to EBK
| 2024-01-03 20:39:19

Let Mada Bio mistake with EBK, we the people will definitely killed the fucking Bio
| 2024-01-03 20:28:40

Salone pipul, tak note oob
| 2024-01-03 20:26:49

That means the ECOWAS president is tagging us all as stupid fulls
| 2024-01-03 20:24:59

Could this the content of this letter be interpreted as travesty of justice? Former VP Minah would be turning in his grave when he hears about such news!😭😭😭
| 2024-01-03 20:24:28

Nigeria must stay good enough to handle their own issues let Sierra Leone follow shoot learn to handle theirs as well pls ECOWAS train salone how to handle their issues in their own country
| 2024-01-03 20:19:23

The president should live EBK alone for the peace and betterment of our beloved Nation Sierra Leone
| 2024-01-03 20:11:09

We want to see the endpoint of the corruption cases surrounding him. And also the investigation of his involvement in the attempted failed coup.
| 2024-01-03 20:10:31

The movie that is currently Playing in Sierra leone titled "Diging his own Game" You tiff election yet for mek u gee we peace u nor gree u tiff am back.... We know say u na running fowl u nor dea ever dea.... Mek ar just advice you Bio as a citizen of Sierra leone lef ebk if you want enjoy u power, touch ebk u touch salone....
Abu Bakarr Mansaray | 2024-01-03 20:02:59

We don’t really care he accepts or rejects the the request. He just has to make sure our former president safe.
| 2024-01-03 19:59:57

I don’t think any sensible person can write that request,nonsense!!!
| 2024-01-03 19:58:21

Una feel say na war we dae fraid na dis contry? No body nor big pas di law na salon. Leh den discipline u man bo if na dat dae face war maada ready pas una
| 2024-01-03 19:54:08

Can’t wait to see the replay from Ecowas
| 2024-01-03 19:46:59

We are not expecting President Bio to subject the whole country to such molestation. EBK should be locked behind bars as the others because he is responsible for the unrest in this country
| 2024-01-03 19:43:10

De game don big
| 2024-01-03 19:39:29

See how stupid this government is if the want war again in this country they are their entire family were going to taste the better punishment of it because we have being leaving in peace since Dr Ahmed TEJAN KABBA declare the end of war in Sierra Leone Under the presidency of Earnest Bai KOROMA we enjoyed peace and stability in Sierra Leone If Maada Bio don't want us to enjoy peace by the grace of Allah he will pay the price
| 2024-01-03 19:30:40

For somebody like EBK with loads of cash and connections to be exiled to a country like Nigeria 🇳🇬? It's as good as setting him free. NO WAY!!! The Charles Taylor escape saga while in exile in Nigeria 🇳🇬 is still fresh in our minds
Joseph Momoh | 2024-01-03 19:25:15

EBK should stay here and smell the rat. The evil that men do leave after them. There is no way the government should allow him to go free. Our eyes are open to see the endpoint, the government should follow the evidence to the last point.
| 2024-01-03 19:18:51

"Let human justice pattern the Divine"
| 2024-01-03 19:03:31

Our nation has really been divided to point of no turning back. Sierra Leone will face difficulties now than ever
| 2024-01-03 19:01:16

What we want is peace
| 2024-01-03 18:57:02

The Maada I know will never allow such a decision.
| 2024-01-03 18:54:28

Fowl wae nr yeri shhh go yeri stone. We dae look toward to other wasteful 5yrs
| 2024-01-03 18:48:36

I am not even sure that this letter came from the president of ECOWAS.
| 2024-01-03 18:45:23

Saline!
| 2024-01-03 18:43:16

The government of Sierra Leone should not accept that nonsense request. No one should be above the law.
| 2024-01-03 18:42:24

The game don big pa ebk
| 2024-01-03 18:40:22

Chaii
| 2024-01-03 18:25:18

Waiting really dae go na salone
| 2024-01-03 18:20:10

Perfect decision Mr President
| 2024-01-03 18:17:52

EBK should not go anywhere and the government of Sierra Leone should not accept that request.