The Ministry of Justice has issued a letter to the former president of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma urging him to comply with a Court’s judgment on the refund payments for the sale of the country’s Nurseryland.

The former president Koroma, according to the Appeal Court was found guilty of selling Sierra Leone’s Nurseryland to Winners Chapel Church and Hillal Toufic at a sum of $135,000. The Court of Appeal ordered Former President Koroma to refund the sum of $135,000.00 and pay the sum of le 300,000,000.00 as court costs.

However, despite the Court’s Order and the Ministry of Justice’s demand letter on the 20th December 2023 to comply with the said order, the outstanding amount remains unpaid. As a result, the Ministry insisted on immediate compliance with the Court Order.

It went on to demand that the full payment be made within 48 hours from the date of this letter, adding that failure to comply with this demand would leave them with no alternative but to pursue further legal action to enforce the court’s order including but not limited to seizure of the former president Koroma’s assets.