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Umaru Fofana
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Reporter, Freelance
Freetown
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African contemporary affairs, Pan-Africanism national liberation, culture film, political economy historical studies and primary source research, socialism and municipal urban design., feminism
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By Umaru Fofana| Business Day Verified Freetown — Sierra Leone’s information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there. Two sources said on Friday that Leijdekkers, who was sentenced last June in absentia to 24 years in prison by a Dutch court for smuggling more than seven tonnes of cocaine, had been in Sierra Leone since at least early 2023.
By Umaru Fofana| Reuters Verified FREETOWN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November. The sentences were read out in court late on Friday with the judge handing out prison terms ranging from 50 and 120 years on those convicted. They were among 27 men court-martialled for participating in the attempted coup on Nov.
By Umaru Fofana| Business Day Verified Freetown — Sierra Leone’s information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there. Two sources said on Friday that Leijdekkers, who was sentenced last June in absentia to 24 years in prison by a Dutch court for smuggling more than seven tonnes of cocaine, had been in Sierra Leone since at least early 2023.
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