Videos: Sierra Leone’s 11 year Civil War: a sad history Maada Bio and SLPP would like to repeat.
18th September 2011 · 0 Comments
Had it not been for the exceptional emotional discipline and wisdom of President Dr. Ernest Koroma, the September 9th violent incidents perpetrated by the Sierra Leone Peoples Party in Bo would have gone out of hands. Immediately after State House, President Koroma, and APC Party Secretary General condemned the SLPP violence in Bo, they provided security at all nationwide political party buildings and properties belonging to the SLPP. The actions of the government were taken to avoid the escalation of violence in a country that had suffered a bitter civil war for over 11 years.
Our readers should note that Bo City is one of the few cities in Sierra Leone that did not get their share of the brutal and destructive 11 year civil war. The city was well protected by the Kamajoh Militia. The SLPP also enjoys a large majority support of Bo, almost 70%. In fact, Bo is one of the SLPP’s major strongholds. Why would APC supporters attack the SLPP flag-bearer in Bo, a city with overwhelming pro-SLPP civil militia? Throughout the 11 year civil war RUF rebels and Maada Bio’s ‘Sobels’ never penetrated Sweet Bo City
The fact of the matter is the SLPP under the directives of Julius Maada Bio, John Benjamin, Kanji Daramy, Abass Bundu and other SLPP leaders conspired to disrupt Sierra Leone’s fragile peace. They went to Bo well armed with machetes, inflammable liquids like gasoline, guns and other homemade weapons. When no one attacked their convoy, they strategically passed by an empty APC office and executed their plot. They had hoped that government would not be able to swiftly bring the situation under control, thereby granting them their wish of making Sierra Leone ungovernable until the international community interferes and call for an interim government. The SLPP plot failed because of President Koroma’s wisdom.
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