Family members, when contacted by this media to tell us the
whereabouts and
status of the
suspect, they could not ascertain where she is now, neither do they know if she is alive.
In a follow-up investigation, it has been confirmed by the police that the victim’s remains had been buried whilst the suspect is on the run, and then further confirmed to us that the autopsy results indicated that the victim died from the injury sustained during the feud between the victim and the suspect. Therefore, the preliminary investigations of wounding with intent has been graduated to unlawful murder.
When asked
about the whereabouts of the suspect, they told us that they can’t see her neither ascertain the present locations of the her. This
t has become norms for Sierra the injuries subsequently
has made the police to issued out a
Leoneans to involve in Female occasioned the death of the warrant of arrest dated 24th
L Genital Mutilation (FGM) and traditionalist, confirmed by the October,
2022, declaring the
other activities that international and local laws and practices frown
police report. Subsequent arrest suspect a fugitive and wanted
was made by the police against the person for murder and she is suspect. After the suspect was therefore,
immediately
and
In recent times, an investigations taken to police custody, legal urgently needed by the police to
conducted by this
media
procedures
were followed to
further complete
their
ascertains
that, a traditional
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
institute investigations by the
investigations of murder and to
police and a bail was granted to the charge to the competent court of
took place in a rural area named, suspect in recognizance of a law for the prosecution and
Kalangba, Northern part of Sierra reliable surety, said by the police to proceeding of murder trials.
Leone where many female children our investigating team.
However,
our investigation
were forcibly
initiated
and After bail was granted to the revealed that the surety who
mutilated their female organs for suspect, it was indicated in the bail entered bail in recognizance on the purpose of respecting conditions that the suspect was to behalf of the suspect has been
traditions that are contrary to laws be reporting every day in the arrested and taken into custody, and practices.
During the morning hours in respect to the and it was established that the
ceremony, many children lost their conditions of the bail; immediately surety happens to be a relative to
lives and some flee away, whilst after the bail was granted, the the suspect who is on the run. He is they were trying to escape deaths; a suspect left the police custody and an uncle to the suspect, but since fight broke out between the went home, but, after that fateful after his arrest for the purpose of
traditionalist and a victim named day she never returned to the police
himlocating and producing the
Marion Njai
of 9 Wellington for a follow up in respect of the bail
suspect for further questionings,
Johnson Street, Makani and the conditions given by the police.
completion of investigations and
Decease, Famata Kalakoh. During After some days passed, it
was
prosecuting, he has not been
the fight between the two, the reported that the Famata, the released neither granted bail.
suspect, Marion Had to forcefully victim (traditionalist) died in the As our investigation continues, we and physically pushed the hospital as a results from the are yet to ascertain the
traditionalist who
fell and injuries she sustained from the whereabouts of the suspect.
sustained multiple injuries and the feud that broke out between her However, government is against traditionalist was later taken to and the suspect. As the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
hospital, this physical push by the investigation is ongoing, the as it contravenes the human rights suspect against Famata Kalokoh, suspect is nowhere to be found,
of its citizens and none citizens.
was for an intention to escape from reasonable efforts have been made the physical and forceful by this media to reach the suspect,
This declaration of making it illegal is championed by the first lady of
mutilation of her female organ, and but all efforts turned to be fruitless. the republic of Sierra
