Sierra Leone News: Moyamba Shooting: High Court to Trial Corporal Jalloh
By Stephen V. Lansana
Lance Corporal Abdulai Jalloh (Suspect), who allegedly killed RSLAF/18166763 Sergeant Kamara with 26 live rounds on Sunday March 24, 2019, at the Nitti Shopping Center Camp in Moriba Town, Moyamba district, will be standing trial at the High Court for murder, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.
Public Relations and Information Officer, Ministry of Defence/ Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), Major Yayah Brima told a news conference in Freetown on Wednesday May 29, 2019, that Lance Corporal Jalloh was recently facing a preliminary investigation at the Magistrate Court in Bo for murder. “The case has now been committed to the High Court of the same judicial district,” he said. “Meanwhile, the (MOD/RSLAF) is instituting an administrative action to dismiss him from the military in line with its misconduct policy.”
This shocking scene occurred around10:30pm on Sunday March 24, 2019, when the irate soldier killed his military boss by emptying 26 bullets on military personnel, RSLAF/18166763 Sergeant Kamara (deceased).
Major Brima said that the MOD/RSLAF was shocked and saddened to here the news about the shooting incident leading to the death of one of its military personnel.
This unfortunate incident followed a heated argument over the non-performance of security duty by the suspect. Both suspect and victim are military police personnel, and have been deployed at the Bauxite Shipping Company called Vimetco since January this year, in order to provide security for the company workers and its assets.
They were deployed along with six other military police personnel.