By Edward Vamboi
Reports from Lungi reaching this press indicate that a suspected homosexual, Ibrahim Seray Koroma, commonly known as I.S. Koroma narrowly escaped lynching by his family and residents in the community and is presently wanted by the police.
In a bid to get a clearer picture of the state of affairs, this medium mounted an investigation on the matter and engaged friends and a family member, believed to be very close to the suspect. During our investigation it was revealed that Ibrahim seray koroma former worker of ponka influencer who is a resident of 56 brima Lane rotifunk, lungi had been a practising gay, unknown to his family. Coming from a family where the father, Ali Foday Koroma, a popular business man and highly respected elder in the mosque having his son as gay is a taboo.
As a senior official in the mosque, the father will stay longer after the usual prayers, holding meetings with other members. Whilst the father and his step-mother had gone for evening prayers at the mosque, sources close reveal that on June 27th 2019, at around 8.00 pm, his parents return from prayers, his step-mother heard some screening in the room of Ibrahim from that later realized that Ibrahim was making love with Jonathan. She then raised the alarm and inform community members who rush to the scene .report further state that while people where forcing to open the door , Jonathan jump through the window and escape to save his life, but was however arrested few days later according to police Inspector Ibrahim bangura .
Overwhelmed by pressure and anger, his family joined by residents in the community, Ibrahim decided to open the door, He was severely beaten until he lost consciousness and had to be rushed to the lungi government hospital by the Sierra police. Few days later police declared Ibrahim wanted following his escape from hospital where he was initially hospitalized for treatment pending investigation by the police.
Hospital sources believed that Ibrahim surreptitiously sneaked out of the hospital following the death of a section chief who was admitted at the hospital. The death of the late chief attracted the attention of many people in the hospital including some of the patients who were his subjects. Everybody was shocked and people were crying all around the hospital and as such almost everyone was going towards the hospital Ward where the late chief died. Thus, the report suggested that it was during that disorderly moment which occurred around 9:00pm, Ibrahim may have used the opportunity to find his way out of the hospital.
According to the Local Unit Commander in Lungi, police have arrested Nurse Kadiatu and Nurse Fatmata who were believed to be on duty at the Ward where the fugitive was hospitalized and they are currently helping with investigations.
As at press time, the whereabout of Ibrahim Seray Koroma is yet unknown and the police have put out a warrant of arrest for him.
Homosexuality is an offence in the country and anyone caught in the act should count himself lucky to be arrested by the police, otherwise they are often lynched by the community and nothing is done about that (just ‘good riddance’).
