…18 AK-47s and 2 RPGs Missing
Information and Civic Education Minister Chernor Bah has revealed that a total of 47 AK47s and 7 RPGs were stolen at the Amory on 26th November 2023 attempted coup.
Bah said security forces have recovered29 AK47s and 5 RPGs while 18 AK47s and 2 RPGs and100 empty magazines are still missing.
The Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu said 80 suspects are in custody. 50 are serving military officers, 5 dismissed military officers, 7 serving police officers, 1 senior retired police officer, 15 civilians, 1 correctional service officer and Former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma.
IGP Sellu added that out of the 80, they have collected 68 statements and all have been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office for further action. 12 suspects are still under questioning and interrogation.
He disclosed that in agreement with former President’s lawyers and party executives, they could not put the former President in a cell, but he will be restricted in his house with a limited number of visitors from family and lawyers. Also, his movement in and out of his house should be sanctioned by the Inspector General of Police.
He pointed out that the interrogation of the former President will continue until a conclusion is reached, while categorically making it clear that former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma is a suspect in the ongoing failed coup investigation.