By Our Reporter
Abdulai Caulker, the National Security Coordinator of Sierra Leone has warned against a rumoured demonstration by opposition parties and some civil society activists scheduled for tomorrow Monday August 8, Tuesday August 9 and Wednesday August 10.
Caulker ( seen on the right with President Bio in photo) said nobody has approached the current police administration for clearance to stage a demonstration and no leader of the rumoured demonstration has been identified.
The former Inspector General of Police, Ambrose Sovula, who was suddenly sacked a couple of days ago, once said he was in negotiations with a group of people planning a demonstration but an agreement had not yet been reached as to when to grant police clearance and what form the demonstration will take, whether by processing through the streets or standing in a fixed spot as is done in some countries. The police seems to prefer the latter.
Proponents of the rumoured demonstration on social media (mostly Sierra Leoneans living in the West) say they will be demonstrating against the high cost of living, police brutaity, corruption and general injustice.
Street demonstrations have always turned nasty in Sierra Leone leading to loss of lives and property. Criminals often join genuine demonstrators to break into and steal from stores. Some demonstrators and criminals generally attack the police in street demonstratons leading to unnecesary violence.
Meanwhile, the Sierra Leone police seems to be preparing itself for any eventuality in Freetown and the rest of the country.
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