Sierra Leone, Guinean Forces Arrest Opposition Member Over Coup

Sierra Leone says it conducted a joint operation with Guinean security that led to the arrest of Abubakar Boxx Konteh at the Guinea airport while attempting to flee to Senegal. Information Minister Chernor Bah says Konteh, a Sierra Leonean, was arrested on March 23rd on suspicion of providing material support in the planning, execution, and escape of the perpetrators of the failed coup on November 26, 2023. Former President Ernest Bai Koroma was also charged with treason and other offenses for his role in the incident. He was temporarily relocated to Nigeria in exchange for dropping treason charges against him. Information Minister Bah, tells VOA’s James Butty, Konteh is also suspected to of involvement in the trade of the drug kush in Sierra Leone