Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup
Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.
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""I have an enduring conviction that peace, justice and reconciliation must always triumph over adversity.""
— Ernest Bai Koroma , Politician
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Bola Tinubu is the President of Nigeria.
Chernor Bah is the Information Minister of Sierra Leone.
Ernest Bai Koroma is a former president of Sierra Leone who served from 2007 to 2018.
Julius Maada Bio is the current president of Sierra Leone, elected in 2018.
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Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.
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