Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. Former Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh was named in a magistrate’s court on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, as an alleged participant in a $45,390 fraud case.
Politico reports that the allegation was revealed during the cross-examination of Police Sub-Inspector Hassan Kargbo, the lead investigator in the case against Alhaji Idriss Turay.
Turay is accused of obtaining money by false pretenses from complainant Theresa Saffa, who paid him to facilitate travel to the United States for six individuals.
According to Sub-Inspector Kargbo, the defendant, Turay, stated in his police testimony that he gave $25,000 of the funds to former Vice President Victor Foh. Turay’s statement alleged that Foh took $15,000 from the amount and returned the balance to him to “facilitate documentation.”
The defendant further claimed that Foh was directly involved, stating it was the former Vice President who sent him to receive the money from Saffa and to deliver passports to an unspecified ministry.
When investigators suggested to Turay that he had conspired with Foh to defraud the complainant, the defendant did not respond.
The police investigator confirmed to the court that he attempted to invite the former Vice President for questioning but stated Foh was out of town. Instead, a statement was taken from Foh’s wife.
Sub-Inspector Kargbo acknowledged that Foh himself was not investigated as part of the case, maintaining that the former Vice President’s information was “irrelevant.” He also revealed that Foh’s wife later deposited $10,000 at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters.
The investigator stated that his boss, Detective Superintendent Alfred Munda Sellu, reported that Mrs. Foh said the money was intended as a partial repayment to the complainant. However, the defense counsel raised questions about the whereabouts of that $10,000.
In response to the line of questioning, Magistrate Solomon Kekurah suggested that the defense could apply to summon Mrs. Foh to clarify who she gave the money to.
The case involves allegations that Turay defrauded Theresa Saffa in March 2025 by accepting payment to secure U.S. travel visas for six people under false pretenses. The defendant was arrested in Bo in May after initially escaping, and despite allegedly committing to repay the money on two occasions, he has failed to do so.
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