It has emerged last night that twenty six years old Butcher man, Mohamed Bah of No:. 68 Kabala Highway, Timbo, Makeni Town in the Bombali district, Northeast of Sierra Leone has been declared wanted by the Sierra Leone Police for his alleged involvement in the August 10th 2022, protest in Makeni Town.
Mohamed Bah who is also the Youth Chairman of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) Party in Ward 234, Constituency 028, Makeni town has been accused of financing and mobilizing youths to take part in the protest, an accusations he vehemently denied.
Mohamed however denied involvement in the planned protest. He accused SLPP officials that they just wanted to eliminate him because of his alligiance with the APC Party.
Mohamed was invited by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police in Makeni for questioning in connection with his alleged role in the said protest.
Speaking to journalists at his Mena Hill Office, the civil society activist, Abu Bakar Kamara said as a business man, Mohamed normally goes to neighbouring Guinea to buy cattles especially cows for sale in Makeni.
“On the day in question, Mohamed was out of the country to buy cows when the protest took place. The authorities persuaded Mohamed Bah to leave the APC Party for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party which he refused. This brought problem for him,” the civil society activist told journalists.
Mohamed is very influential among young people in Makeni because of his trade. The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), government of President Julius Maada Bio saw Mohamed as a stumbling block to their victory in Bombali District and so they targeted him. Senior SLPP officials vowed to eliminate Mohamed Bah, because his influential role in the township will prevent them from securing seats in the district in the June 24th 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council elections.
The irate SLPP thugs started intimidating Mohamed and his immediate family members, vowing to kill him if seen.
The thugs started searching for Mohamed, stating that they will seriously manhandled him for associating himself with the opposition APC Party.
The thugs attacked Mohamed’s business place and carted away everything they could lay hands on and vowed to kill him if seen.
This latest development prompted Mohamed not to return home from his business trip due to the persistent harassment, intimidation and persecution he is getting from his opponents.
This latest development prompted Mohamed to escape to an unknown destination and since then his where about remains unknown. Family members have expressed serious concern about his security, safety and well-being.
