By: Problyn John Alpha
Residents of Koidu City Kono district have raised eyebrows over police investigation into the matter that has to do with the alleged killing of Mohamed Sankoh the first born of Usman Sankoh Chief Inspector of the Sierra Leone police attached to the Motema police divisional headquarters in Nimikoro chiefdom Kono district.
The residents of Koidu city who spoke to this medium maintained that since the remains of Mohamed Sankoh were found stone dead on council road in the early hours of 1st July 2023 and later conveyed to the Koidu government hospital mortuary nothing reportedly has been done or heard with regard police investigation into the matter which they said is very unfortunate as the fundamental duties of the Sierra Leone police is to protect lives and property citizens.
It could be recalled that the deceased who was found stone dead on the aforementioned date and place with multiple wounds was believed to be a thief who might have been caught in the act and allegedly tortured by unknown people and was left at the mercy of passersby. He was later identified by a senior police officer Usman Sankoh as his first son age 21.
The mixed feeling among some residents of Koidu city now is that why a son of a senior police officer should allegedly murdered without his colleagues investigating the matter? Police sources says the biological father of the deceased has officially reported the matter at the Tankoro police divisional headquarters in Koidu city but has stopped making the necessary follow up on the matter.
However, reliable information reaching this medium states that the father of the deceased including his family members are reportedly dragging their feet with regard police investigating the alleged killing of their son which will in no doubt make the provision for lawlessness and impunity.
The reliable information has also questioned the update on the alleged killing of the security guard on the same council road by a police officer attached to the Tankoro police divisional headquarters in Koidu city. Meanwhile, local residents have pleaded with the Sierra Leone police in Kono district to do justice to the aforementioned matters as a force for good.