{"id":16941,"date":"2023-12-07T12:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=16941"},"modified":"2023-12-07T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:02:22","slug":"true-police-harboured-alleged-coup-plotter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/true-police-harboured-alleged-coup-plotter\/","title":{"rendered":"True! Police harboured alleged coup plotter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim:<\/strong>\u00a0 Viral social media posts <\/a>have claimed that a police officer harboured Amadu Koita, an alleged member of the Nov. 26 coup attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: <\/strong>True. At the weekly government press briefing, the Minister of Information confirmed that Alimatu Hassanatu Bangura, a sergeant in the Sierra Leone Police Force, harboured Amadu Koita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The chaotic Nov. 26 coup attempt in Sierra Leone<\/a> has left the country on the edge with suspects still at large. According to some top security hierarchies, missing guns and other ammunition are yet to be fully accounted for. In the wake of the chaos, the government has made some arrests.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, Dec. 4, there were viral social media claims that an alleged mastermind of the Nov. 26 attack, Amadu Koita, had been arrested on the outskirts of the capital. Opinions were varied with some people claiming that he could not have been in the country to be part of the Nov. 26 attacks. The virality of the rumours and diverse opinions made DUBAWA to fact-check it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amadu Koita\u2019s picture and <\/a>identity were revealed by the government last week as one of the 29 failed coup plotters. By Dec. 5, his picture had been published by different people<\/a> and blogs<\/a> that he was hiding at the residence of a senior police officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Amadu Koita in police custody<\/strong> Credit: We Blog<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Shortly after his arrest, popular opposition politician Sylvia Blyden posted on Facebook<\/a> that Alimatu Bangura was the officer who hid Koita in her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police spokesperson Brima Kamara said an administrative and criminal investigation will be launched to examine Sgt Bangura’s conduct. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Screenshot of Blyden\u2019s message on her Facebook wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A blogger known as D Chiller<\/a> claimed on December 5th that this was all part of a conspiracy by the government, citing how illogical it could be for a serving Police officer to shelter Koita.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro-opposition online news platform Cocorioko also<\/a> doubts whether the person arrested was Koita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA contacted the Police, but they did not respond. However, given that the government was set to update the public on the ongoing investigation, DUBAWA attended the government press briefing<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the press briefing, the Minister of Information, Chernor Bah, confirmed that Koita was arrested Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmadu Koita was arrested yesterday and is helping with police investigation. He was apprehended around 11:30 pm yesterday in a neighbourhood called Tree Planting,\u201d Bah confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKoita was arrested in the home of a Police officer, a Sergeant. Her name is Alimatu Hassana Bangura, and she was with the Interpol Division at the CID,\u201d Mr Bah added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt Bangura was not the only one arrested. One more police officer was arrested at the same house attached to the New England Police Division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Claims that a police officer harboured Koita are valid. The Minister of Information Chernor Bah confirmed it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim:\u00a0 Viral social media posts have claimed that a police officer harboured Amadu Koita, an alleged member of the Nov. 26 coup attempt. Verdict: True. At the weekly government press briefing, the Minister of Information confirmed that Alimatu Hassanatu Bangura, a sergeant in the Sierra Leone Police Force, harboured Amadu Koita. Full Text The chaotic Nov. 26 coup attempt in Sierra Leone has left the country on the edge with suspects still at large. According to some top security hierarchies, missing guns and other ammunition are yet to be fully accounted for. In the wake of the chaos, the government has made some arrests.\u00a0 On Monday, Dec. 4, there were viral social media claims that an alleged mastermind of the Nov. 26 attack, Amadu Koita, had been arrested on the outskirts of the capital. Opinions were varied with some people claiming that he could not have been in the country to be part of the Nov. 26 attacks. The virality of the rumours and diverse opinions made DUBAWA to fact-check it.  Amadu Koita\u2019s picture and identity were revealed by the government last week as one of the 29 failed coup plotters. By Dec. 5, his picture had been published by different people and blogs that he was hiding at the residence of a senior police officer.\u00a0 Shortly after his arrest, popular opposition politician Sylvia Blyden posted on Facebook that Alimatu Bangura was the officer who hid Koita in her home.\u00a0 Police spokesperson Brima Kamara said an administrative and criminal investigation will be launched to examine Sgt Bangura’s conduct.  A blogger known as D Chiller claimed on December 5th that this was all part of a conspiracy by the government, citing how illogical it could be for a serving Police officer to shelter Koita.\u00a0 Pro-opposition online news platform Cocorioko also doubts whether the person arrested was Koita. Verification  DUBAWA contacted the Police, but they did not respond. However, given that the government was set to update the public on the ongoing investigation, DUBAWA attended the government press briefing.\u00a0 During the press briefing, the Minister of Information, Chernor Bah, confirmed that Koita was arrested Monday evening. \u201cAmadu Koita was arrested yesterday and is helping with police investigation. He was apprehended around 11:30 pm yesterday in a neighbourhood called Tree Planting,\u201d Bah confirmed. \u201cKoita was arrested in the home of a Police officer, a Sergeant. Her name is Alimatu Hassana Bangura, and she was with the Interpol Division at the CID,\u201d Mr Bah added. Sgt Bangura was not the only one arrested. One more police officer was arrested at the same house attached to the New England Police Division.  Conclusion Claims that a police officer harboured Koita are valid. 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