By Amara Kanu
Information reaching this medium has it that Musa Kamara’s life has been targeted by irate youths of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) for his alleged involvement in organising the August 10 anti-government protest.
As luck would have it, Musa was away from the country to witness the Commonwealth games in Europe when his home was violently attacked by the SLPP youths, wreaking havoc on the entire premises.
Underground murmurs, however, confirmed Musa Kamara as one of the planners of the peaceful protest, ignited to draw the attention of the authorities to the economic hardship, gross human rights violation, and a perceived failure by the government to cushion the impact of rising prices amid the untold hardship the people contend with under the Maada Bio-led government.
Sources at Musa’s residence that begged not to be named for fear of dear life indicated that when the irate youths stormed the compound, they immediately darted the way to his room in search of him. And upon realising that Musa was nowhere to be found, the angry youths reportedly turned their search into every nook and cranny of the compound, while in the interim, got hold of his wife, beating her up mercilessly.
Property worth millions of leones was carted away by the assailants who reportedly vowed to burn down the house if Musa failed to surrender himself shortly.
The anti-government protests left dozens of Sierra Leoneans – protesters, onlookers, and police officers – dead, and as tensions clambered between the anti-government protesters and the combined police and military forces, there was a rising death toll, sending the citizens reeling in shock and terror indoors, especially in the capital city of Freetown.
Reports say six police officers and, at least, 21 civilians were killed, but more people, believed to be strong opposition activists are suspected to have been dragged from their homes and summarily executed in the immediate days that followed August 10th.
Amadu Kamara, a 17-year-old boy residing in east Freetown, marched briefly before police started firing teargas and said he later saw demonstrators getting shot at from his porch.
“I think people are shocked. It’s not Sierra Leone we used to know. Sierra Leone is a peaceful place,” he told this medium.
President Julius Maada Bio and his government authorities have said the circumstances surrounding Wednesday’s events would be “fully investigated”.
Meanwhile, as of the time of going to press last night, the whereabouts of Musa Kamara are still unknown.
