Alhaji Kanu, opposition Deputy Youth Leader
Alhaji Kanu is the Youth Wing Leader of the opposition All Peoples Congress party in constituency 125, who are bent on wrestling power from the incumbent President Maada Bio. Alhaji Kanu also belong to the strongest youth caucus of the APC party led by Evangelist Samosn. Infact the mayhem that ensure during the August 10 resurrection was hatched and coordinated by this youth wing caucus to which Alhaji Kanu is deputy leader to Evangelist Samson
From time to time Alhaji Kanu had grown up to be a volatile critic of the ruling government, and has been dubbed as one of the fiercest foot soldiers against the President Maada Bio’s regime. Prelude to the well orchestrated August 10 Resurrection ,Alhaji Kanu has been going out through the streets of Lumley and Aberdeen axis within the Freetown metropolis urging citizens to come out in August 10 enmasse against the repressive regime of the ruling government. Hence there has been a great animosity between the government and Alhaji Kanu, the sitting government have vowed to clamp down on Alhaji Kanu unpleasant tirades in the Press.
The youth wing of the main opposition APC party had issued a Press Release to all Sierra Leoneans to embark on a peaceful demonstration for three days. The call for the demonstration was indeed obeyed, the first two days of the demonstration were normal and peaceful as no lives were lost but on the third day – August 10, hell was let loose as the peaceful demonstration turned ugly and violent, ten policemen were killed and several civilians lost their lives.
The ruling SLPP government had therefore issued several warrant of arrest to all the members of the youth wing of the APC party led by Evangelist Samson and his deputy Alhaji Kanu. About eighteen members of the Evangelist Samson youth wing leaders were declared wanted by the Sierra Leone Police force. The Sierra Leone Police instituted a serious manhunt for the Evangelist Samson youth wing caucus. In the ensuring manhunt for Evangelist Samson and his co youth leaders, Evangelist Samson was found gunned down and killed allegedly by the Sierra Leone Police force and several others sustained serious bodily damage during the ensuing encounter. This prompted the remaining leaders of the youth wing of the APC party to take to their heels because they knew that if they are caught they will be killed. Alhaji Kanu had to escape through the porous Sierra Leone border to Guinea and from there his whereabout could not be ascertained to date. The Sierra Police went after Alhaji Kanu’s family, threatening them to reveal the location of their son, the family house was turned upside down and Alhaji Kanu’s young wife ordered to report to the Police Station every day.
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