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Chaos in Sierra Leone over attempted coup as government declares nationwide curfew (videos)

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Last updated: November 26, 2023 2:31 pm
Godson Published November 26, 2023
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A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday morning in a suspected coup attempt, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.

The government said those attempting to break into the armoury at a major army barracks had been repelled, but the public were asked to stay at home.

Witnesses say they heard gunshots and explosions in the city’s Wilberforce district, where the armoury is located as well as a number of embassies in the capital.Other witnesses said they heard exchanges of fire near a barracks in Murray Town district, home to the navy, as well as outside another military site in Freetown.

“The public is assured that the government and our state security forces are in control,” Information Minister Chernor Bah wrote in a “public notice”.

“To enable the security forces to continue the process of apprehending the suspects, a nationwide curfew is declared with immediate effect across the country,” the minister said.

Chaos in Sierra Leone over attempted coup as government declares nationwide curfew (videos)

Sierra Leone, has been going through a political crisis following presidential and general elections in June this year.

The attempted coup comes following series of coups in West African countries since August 2020.

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea, which shares a border with Sierra Leone, have all fallen under military control.

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio also offered assurances that calm had been returned to the capital, urging people to stay indoors.

“In the early hours of this morning, there was a breach of security at the Military Barracks at Wilberforce in Freetown, as some unidentified individuals attacked the military armoury,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter.

“Unidentified individuals attacked the military armoury. However, they were repelled by our gallant Security Forces and calm has been restored,” said Bio.

“As the combined team of our Security Forces continue to route out the remnant of the fleeing renegades, a nationwide curfew has been declared and citizens are encouraged to stay indoors,” Bio said.

He added that the government would “continue to protect the peace and security of Sierra Leone against the forces that wish to truncate our much-cherished stability” and said it was “resolute in our determination to protect democracy in Sierra Leone.”

Bio, who was first elected in 2018, was re-elected in June with 56.17 percent of the vote — just over the 55 percent needed to avoid a run-off.

In sierra leone

A coup is underway ; The pademba prison has been breached and prisoners are leaving at free will
Watch #SierraLeone
Raila Odinga Kalonzo Musyoka ndii knec ruto pic.twitter.com/fzDh2IGstj

— Sholla 🇰🇪 (@Haaland_sholla) November 26, 2023

PRISON BREAK

The Pademba Prison in Sierra Leone has been broken.
The videos show inmates fleeing from the prison area.
Sierra Leone is going through a major unrest that's rumoured to be a Coup. pic.twitter.com/tUIYCMYpmB

— Lawrence I. Okoro ( Sir Law ) (@LawrenceOkoroPG) November 26, 2023

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