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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma, is billed to arrive Nigeria on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The former President will spend time in the largest African nation on Thursday on political asylum.<\/p>\n

Koroma was found culpable following investigations into a botched coup d\u2019etat in his country.<\/p>\n

His arrival in Nigeria was announced in a signed public notice by Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah.<\/p>\n

The notice said that \u201cOn Wednesday, January 3, 2024, in front of Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Magistrate Court #2, the Republic of Sierra Leone charged Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma for his alleged role in the failed coup of November 26, 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

The notice added that Koroma\u2019s charges include treason, misprision of treason, and two counts of harbouring.<\/p>\n

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has, however, secured political asylum for the ex-President in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

A letter by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, addressed to the present President of Sierra Leone, Julius Bio, under the headline: \u201cTemporarily Relocation of Former President to Abuja\u201d requested for the former President to be allowed to travel to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Macky Sall of Sierra Leone were copied in the letter written on January 2, 2024.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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