9 Comments
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, has disclosed that the Sierra Leone Police have identified the individual believed to be Europe’s most wanted man, Jos Leijdekkers, as Umar Sheriff. This revelation was made during a press conference held on Tuesday, February 4, at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown.
“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. “We don’t have that name in our records,” he emphasized.
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.
The IGP also provided updates on the ongoing investigation into a recent cocaine bust in Guinea. He confirmed that a team of Sierra Leonean investigators, along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is currently in Conakry gathering intelligence.
“Our team has been in Conakry since Saturday and has been conducting extensive inquiries. Our primary goal is to access the suspects and piece together the sequence of events that led to their arrest. We want to establish who authorized the mission, who the passengers were, and everyone who came into contact with the vehicle before it was intercepted,” he explained.
In light of these developments, the IGP appealed to international partners for support in strengthening Sierra Leone’s law enforcement capacity to combat transnational organized crime.
“We need support in capacity building to enhance our ability to tackle cross-border criminal activities, not just within Sierra Leone but across the sub-region,” he noted.
International media outlets, including Reuters, have reported that Leijdekkers, known by the alias “Bolle Jos,” has allegedly been residing in Sierra Leone for at least six months under high-level protection. Verified photos and videos reportedly show him attending a church service in Tihun, Sierra Leone, on January 1, 2025, seated two rows behind President Julius Maada Bio.
The Sierra Leone Police have urged the public to remain vigilant and provide any relevant information that could aid in locating Umar Sheriff. They have also assured that further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.
Stop waisting your time ontill the produce Adebayor for us.
hahaha 😂😂🤣 like a seriously,Umar Sherifff.
Pls ask President Bio to produce him. Your hypocrisy is just to vivid with total disrespect for the intelligence of the Sierra Leonean citizenry. What an IMPUNITY!
You don’t have a record because he was brought in by the Bio family on one of those numerous private plane trips that they take. The statement left out that he has a SL passport that the crooked, drug dealing Bio family gave him. They can’t avoid this one. Their crooked ways is being exposed on the international stage.
And to the idiot, unpatriotic asking for Adebayo, is Adebayo using SL to sell drugs, is he hosting drug dealers in SL, is he hiding drug dealers in SL. You are a moron, go siddom saful. Bio don expose. In just one month, two major drug related incidents that implicate Maada Bio
Hahaha…this must be the toughest “investigation” this IG has had to make during the entirety of his career. How did they determine that Jos and Umar are one and the same person? Did Jos acquire the name Umar before, or after entering the country? So, were they only looking at name records to determine who entered the country and when? Hehe Salone Police? Also, I thought Salone Police was waiting for the Guinean authority to conclude their investigation before stepping in – that’s what we were told. We are still waiting…
Hahaha, What an idiotic farse, but What should he say? They are all involved. The IG police, etc and of course you know who – the man in the middle. The kingpin.
I don’t give a shit about What They say anymore, And maybe I never did. They were born to lie, lie, lie.
But now We are in a dangerous time. A dangerous time it Will take generations to recover from. Again is the kingpin involved and his family… We have a family who are the worlds biggest drugdealers that are running our country. They have again taken us as hostages.
If We are going further with investigation soon Salone Will be an official dictatorship and We Will never get rid of that family. Of course They deserve No mercy but We can’t do anything. This evil clown have been involved in all our misery since the civil war.
However, Salone is the laughing stock of the entire world…and We are all hostages and put in shame, my kids are put in shame, my wife and all of my family – just by being sierraleoneans. Everybody in the world are laughing their guts out about our country. It’s not the first time I don’t feel proud.
I am distgusted about this family… They are evil to their rotten core. We are living in unofficial dictatorship, Next step will be official dictatorship. Just be aware.
You think he’ll pull that “third term” stunt? I don’t think so. Nah.
Umar Sherif… i don’t say it Will ever happen But if They had any kind of moral they should put some effort into chasing themselves…
Oh Salone May the Lord have mercy upon us and send another Moses to save us.