{"id":107810,"date":"2024-01-20T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ernest-bai-koroma-ex-sierra-leone-president-arrives-nigeria-for-medical-care"},"modified":"2024-01-21T00:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T23:29:49","slug":"ernest-bai-koroma-ex-sierra-leone-president-arrives-nigeria-for-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ernest-bai-koroma-ex-sierra-leone-president-arrives-nigeria-for-medical-care","title":{"rendered":"Ernest Bai Koroma: Ex-Sierra Leone president arrives Nigeria for medical care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, charged with his alleged role in an attempted coup, arrived in Nigeria on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Koroma arrived in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Friday afternoon and was welcomed by the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, and National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria had previously offered to allow the ex-president to enter temporarily, which he accepted.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old, who led the West African nation from 2007 to 2018, on Wednesday, received permission from judicial authorities to spend a maximum of three months in Nigeria for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone\u2019s president, Julius Maada Bio, while addressing the nation on Thursday evening, called the court\u2019s decision a \u201chumanitarian gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Koroma, who has been under house arrest since December 9, was charged with four offences in early January.<\/p>\n<p>The offences include treason concerning the events in late November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that on November 26, armed men stormed a military armoury, two prisons, two police stations and two barracks, clashing with security forces.<\/p>\n<p>21 people were reportedly killed and hundreds of prisoners escaped before the authorities were able to regain control after what they deemed a coup attempt by members of the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the people arrested in connection with the clashes were military personnel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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