By Alfred Lamin Conteh
One successful business man Ibrahim Kamara of No: 12 Mahei Boima Road, Bo Town, South of Sierra Leone, is reported to be on the run after Irate youths vowed to kill him for practicing gay related activities in the township.
Ibrahim is the only son among the three children of his parents, Mr. Abass Kamara and Mrs. Kadiatu Koroma.
Sources say Ibrahim entered the Bo Government Secondary School after he passed the National Primary School Examination (NPSE) in May 2015. Ibrahim’s father who was a very successful business man died after a short illness and Ibrahim was handed over to his Uncle who is the Chief Iman of the Central Mosque in Bo Town.
The source said Ibrahim met a colleague Mohamed Tom Kargbo who is working for the school administration as a senior student.
Mohamed according to report persuaded Ibrahim to join the Christian faith which he rejected on the grounds that his family came from an Islamic background.
Because of Mohamed’s tremendous support to Ibrahim in the school, the latter accepted to convert to the Christianity which did not go down well with his family.
The source said few weeks later, Mohamed inducted Ibrahim to gay activities. An elder in the family, Pa Alimamy Kamara said Ibrahim became highly interested in the gay work to the annoyance of his family.
He said after completing his Junior Secondary School, he returned home and started doing business.
The successful business man later met with a Reverend Father of the Catholic Church who also introduced him to Christianity.
On December 25th 2019, Ibrahim met with Father Patrick in a night club where they discussed gay activities.
On February 25th 2020, Ibrahim’s Uncle woke him for the early morning prayers only to meet Ibrahim and Revernd Father naked and romancing inside the room which prompted his Uncle to shout loud.
“An unspecified number of youths stormed the room and forcefully opened the door.
The irate youths manhandled Ibrahim and Father Patrick until they became unconscious, Community Youth Leader Foday Mansaray. He said the injured people were rushed to the Ahmadiyya Hospital where they were given first aid treatment and later admitted at the Bo Government Hospital for medical attention.
Ibrahim according to report, escaped from his sick bed to an unknown destination for fear of his life as the irate youths were demanding his head for practicing gay in the Community contrary to national, religious and traditional laws governing the country.
Family members have expressed serious concern about the safety of their son.
