𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭

One thousand Police recruits graduated or passed-out on Saturday 25th February, 2023 at the Sierra Leone Peace Keeping and Law Enforcement Academy (SILEA) Hastings Campus. Amongst those who passed out, 758 were male, whilst 242 were female.

The recruits spent three months and some weeks at SILEA campus where they underwent rigorous physical exercises and covered various modules including: Public Order Management, Introduction To Criminal Law, Ethics And Discipline, Inter- Agency Collaboration and Gender.

Human Rights Issues among others.

Key speakers included the Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, who admonished and cautioned recruits to be professional and apolitical in the discharge of their constitutional duties.

The Inspector General of Police, William Fayia Sellu, excellently informed the Vice President and distinguished guests, on the gains, innovation and challenges of the SLP since he was appointed as the Inspector General of Police.

Fayia Sellu, also pointed out the intended activities he and his Executive Management Board (EMB) intend to undertake, in the spirit of rebranding the SLP.

Notable attendees included; The First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio; the Internal Affairs Minister, David Panda Noah; the National Security Coordinator, Government Ministers and Senior Police Officers.

The Passing Out Ceremony was climaxed with awards to four recruits. Namely: Recruit 21486, Vandi Esther M, as Baton Of Honour  Presented to her by Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Recruit 21355 Amara Andrew E, for Top Shot presented to him by  Fatima Maada Bio, 21425 Recruit Harding Christian for Best Drill/Parade, Presented to him by David Panda Noah, 21668 Recruit Ajamu Jamil Bozed, for best behaviour presented to him by IGP, William Fayia Sellu.