Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has admitted in an interview with Liberty Online TV that the government has not done enough in the fight against kush and other harmful drugs in Sierra Leone.
Speaking candidly, Minister Bah said, “Right now, I will be the first person to say on kush, we haven’t done the best job yet. I won’t sit here and mislead people. As a government, we have a big role to play, but it’s not just about government every citizen also has a role. We all realize there’s much more we can do.”
He also shared a personal experience, revealing that his 12-year-old son was once given kush in school a moment he described as deeply painful and a reflection of how far the drug problem has spread.
Addressing the ongoing drug kingpin and diplomatic passport scandal, Minister Bah confirmed that the government is investigating how a foreign national allegedly obtained a Sierra Leonean diplomatic passport. “Nobody has contacted us yet, but we have taken proactive steps to review current holders and strengthen the system to prevent future misuse of diplomatic passports,” he explained.
The controversy follows reports linking international drug traffickers, including Turkish national Abdullah Alp Üstün (alias Don Vito) and Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers (alias Bolle Jos), to Sierra Leonean passports. While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said there is no record of either man officially holding a Sierra Leonean passport, investigations continue into how such documents may have been forged or issued without proper authorization.
The scandal has raised questions about possible corruption, oversight failures, and Sierra Leone’s exposure to international drug networks at a time when kush addiction continues to devastate communities nationwide.
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