Abu Bakarr Sankoh Escapes Death At Hands Of Security Forces

Reports reaching this medium revealed that one Abu Bakarr Sankoh, narrowly escaped death at the hands of police and ruling party youths.

Abu Bakarr Sankoh is an astute Member in the youth wing of the main opposition party, All People’s Congress (APC), and a popular football coach. After the August 10 riot that killed 6 police officers and 30 civilians, members known supporters of the main opposition party became targets, as the President had laid the blame for the riot solely on the opposition, describing the protesters as terrorists on national radio.

This allegation, coming from the First Gentleman of the nation, gave his supporters the zeal to target APC members, resulting in storming of residences of known opposition party members during the curfew that was declared. The killing of a popular blogger of the main opposition party, Evangelist Samson, is one of such incidents.

As these youths went on the rampage, many opposition party members went into hiding, with others leaving the country. Thus, innocent people were targeted by SLPP youth supporters, on allegations of involvement in the said protest or being sponsors of same. It was on one such moments that Abu Bakarr Sankoh and his two friends were targeted by some group ruling party youths, dressed in their party color bearing the photograph of the President. They accused Abu Bakarr of inciting violence among youths against the government. Abubakarr was also accused of playing vital roles in past protests, having the tendency to create national unrest.

Our source furthered that the youths mercilessly beat Abu Bakarr and his friends with sticks and leather belts , rendering them unconscious, before being chased away.

Unfortunately, his two friends did not recover, and were pronounced dead on reaching the hospital.

Abubakarr is said to have been hastily taken to the hospital by one Mr Hassan Kamara, a passer by, where he was resuscitated

Our source furthered that Mr Hassan Kamara told them that, while taking off, the assailants threatened to kill him in any subsequent encounter, if he continues to promote his party’s agenda and attacking the government..

While recuperating in the hospital for few days, Abubakarr received a call from his mother, informing of a Police Warrant for his arrest. On getting this news, and the declaration by the President that all protesters of the August 10th protest, were terrorists, Mr. Hassan Kamara, volunteered to take him to an unknown location at a village in Koinadugu District, Kabala in the Northern province of Sierra Leone.

It was also disclosed that by the time information of his whereabouts in the district was known, Abubakarr had left the village, and the raid by the police on the village proved futile. Mr Hassan Kamara is said to have been tortured by the police, after they learnt that he had harbored him.

As we go to press the whereabouts of Abu Bakarr Sankoh are still unknown, and the hunt for him by the police is still ongoing.