In the early hours of November 26, 2023 there was a coup d’état alleged to have been spearheaded by some disgruntled opposition leaders, civilians and serving military officers. The botch coup against the incumbent President Maada Bio has led to the loss of lives of about twenty people leading to the arrest of some notable influential people while many others escaped into thin air. Immediately after the past failed coup, the ruling government launched a serious manhunt for most of the opposition party elders which has resulted to the involvement of the former APC leader President Ernest Bai Koroma.
The government and its security operatives therefore beamed their searchlight to many opposition leaders of the All-People’s Congress party members, with the arrest of a former bodyguard of the former president Ernest Bai Koroma and other numerous arrests made, more names are projected as people of interest and declared wanted.
Ernest Johnson is said to be an adopted son of the former President Ernest Koroma, he and others have been alleged to have participated in the botched coup plot against the legitimate incumbent ruling government. It is an open secret that Ernest Johnson was the leader of APC party’s military wing called Marshalls who are usually seen around wearing red berets. The Marshalls are usually used as enforcers of law within the APC party theses Marshalls sometimes used violence. Ernest Johnson is feared within the ruling SLPP party and they plan to eliminate him. The failed coup brought a big opportunity for the ruling party to arrest Ernest Johnson the APC Chief Marshall. A search warrant was then placed at the home of Ernest Johnson, but he is nowhere to be found, operatives authorities believe he is on the run.
The minister of Information and civic education assure the nation of President Maada Bio commitment in following the rule of law and due process to the investigation of the failed coup attempt, and in any form of involvement proven guilty the law will be fully enforced.
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