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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The Principal Assistant to former Sierra Leone president, Ernest Bai Koroma says an official bodyguard to his boss has been gunned down.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ismael Sheriff told Umaru Fofona that the incident happened in the Freetown compound of the former president who was not in at the time.<\/p>\n

Sheriff said that another state-supplied guard was whisked away by loyalist forces.There has been no reaction from the state to this incident.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The Principal Assistant to former Sierra Leone president, Ernest Bai Koroma says an official bodyguard to his boss has been gunned down. Ismael Sheriff told Umaru Fofona that the incident happened in the Freetown compound of the former president who was not in at the time. 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