January 31, 2022
BY MOHAMED M. SESAY
A blind man Thomas Alieu who is a resident of 157 Circular Road Freetown has on Saturday the 29th January 2022, intimated this medium that Hon. Manley Spain’s Driver led notorious thugs in the Morning hours of 5:00 AM to completely vandalize the said premise and stole money, properties, meters and cables belonging to the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) without any court order.
Thomas Allieu added that he cannot see as a disabled person but his boys who stay with him saw the driver of Manley Spain leading the thugs and giving directives to the thugs to vandalize the premise.
He noted that the same driver for Manley Spain has been bragging to vandalize the premise before now because he and his Boss Manley Spain are involved in the transaction and sale of the said premise.
“Today 5:00 AM, we saw thugs came into the house with weapons vandalizing the entire house including my own room. I had substantial amount of money over two hundred million Leones which has all be stolen. Laptops, furniture down to bedspread in my room was taken away”, he said.
He disclosed that he has stayed in this house for over thirty-four years and D.M.A Maculey who was a renowned judge in this country was the one who adopted and educated him. He furthered that a great ground child of the late D.M.A Macauley came sometimes last year and said he has sold the house without his knowledge and compensation.
Thomas Allieu continued that he was never consulted as a blind person who has lived in the house for over thirty-four years.
He intimated that he has also took legal action against the sale of the premise knowing well that even the procedures and processes used by Manley Spain and Co, were legally and morally fraud.
He acknowledged that he might not have the legal right but has equitable right to the said property.
Thomas Allieu also informed that he has contacted his lawyer (Hon. Hindolo Gevao), to write Manley Spain for compensation as a Blind Person but to no avail.
He therefore, called on President Bio, the First Lady and the disabled community to come and fight for come to his aid.
He said he has nowhere to sleep because the place has been vandalized and properties stolen.
He concluded by calling on c Members of Parliament and other Human Right Organizations to come forward and fight for his right as a blind person.
On her part, Mariama Nallah, the Wife of David Kargbo, said the owner of the place Donald Marculey adopted her husband at the age of seven years and brought him in said premise until his sudden demise last year at the age of fifty-eight years.
“We were here with my daughter and we saw thugs well-armed broke the gate, entered the compound and started vandalizing the place without any court order. They have stolen all our properties of which I am crying to the government and the first lady to stand up and fight for me as a poor widow”, she appealed.
She said even if they are selling the place, they should provide somewhere for her and her daughter to stay other than throwing them on the street just like that.
She reiterated that Manley Spain is the conduit for the sale of the place and that his Driver was seen in the act given directives to the thugs to vandalize the place. She added that they don’t even have any court order to do such malicious act done by those paid up thugs.
She concluded by calling on the government, the first lady and the people of Sierra Leone to fight for her and her daughter.
This medium has made frantic attempts to reach Manley Spain and his driver in order to respond to such heinous allegation against them but to no avail.Gassimu