By Roseline Bangura Abu Bakarr Turay, the CEO & founder managing partner for Turay and co. Solicitors law Firm who doubles also as the CEO of KME records entertainment, has declared to run for the Vice president of the Sierra Leone Bar Association. The Sierra Leone Bar Association primarily dealing with issues affecting the legal profession and furthering the best interest of lawyers, on an interview with him on the 19th April 2024 at his Law Firm in Freetown, according to Abu Bakarr Turay, his role as an experienced lawyer will bring a peaceful and unifying relationship among colleagues. He furthered that he stands with hope and unyielding commitment as he declared his candidacy for the position of Vice president to change the narrative and perspective of colleagues. “In the Bar Association and with a clear vision, I am commited to elevating standards and empowering colleague legal practitioners and promoting their welfare,” Lawyer Abu Bakarr Turay noted. He also said that there could not be into any leadership without a vision and the very essence in leadership, he added, is that you should have a vision – a vision that is articulated clearly. Mr Abu Bakarr Turay outlined concrete plans to raise the standards within the legal profession. Abu Bakarr Turay humbly applead for support from his colleagues in the Sierra Leone bar association (SLBA) thereby promising to build upon a progressive leadership and lead the association towards a future where it serves as a beacon of hope, positive change and justice for all.
Sierra Leone Correctional Service Dismisses Officers For Drug Trafficking
The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) Management has in a press release dated Monday 22nd April 2024 said that their attention has been drawn to a video making rounds on social media of one Corrections Officer – 2CCO Musa Samura (2855), who was caught with a packaged substance suspected to be “marijuana” in his possession by the Gate Supervisor on duty, at the main entrance of the Freetown Male Correctional Centre (Pademba Road) at 06:45hrs on Sunday the 21st April, 2024. The action of the said officer according to them contravenes Section 22 (a) of the 2014 SLS Act which states “Any Corrections Officer who without lawful authority- knowingly allows any intoxicating liquor, tobacco, hemp, drug, opiate, money, clothing, provisions, letter, document or other article to be sold to or received from or used by or on behalf of any inmate… commits an offence…”The said officer has been dismissed from the Service and handed over to the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) for further investigation. Similarly so, four other Corrections Officers have been dismissed from the Service regarding drugs related and trafficking offences. The said Officers include: