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The Economic Community of West African States has said it would relocate former Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bal Koroma, to Nigeria on Thursday (today).
This was contained in a statement signed by the ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, dated Tuesday and made available to journalists on Wednesday. The PUNCH reports that the ex-Sierra Leonean president was indicted in the failed coup of November 26, 2023.
On November 26, armed attackers stormed a military armoury, two barracks, two prisons and two police stations, clashing with security forces. Twenty-one people were killed and hundreds of prisoners escaped before authorities were able to regain control of the situation.
The violence sparked fears of another coup in West Africa, where Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea have all experienced putsches since 2020. Sierra Leone on Tuesday charged 12 people with treason in connection with the coup attempt. Among the 12 is Amadu Koita, a former soldier and bodyguard of Koroma.
