The Director of Community Affairs A.I.G Kalia Sesay yesterday informed the press during their normal press briefing that Inspector Andrew Momoh formerly attached at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation as dispatch rider has been dismissed from the police force because he was involved in an act of 419 by allowing an unidentified person purporting to be the Inspector General of Police requesting Le 20 million credit from a civilian.
Mr. Sesay also pointed out that any police officer who arrests the commercial sex workers unlawfully will face the full penalty of the law. He also pleaded that people should make use of the police hot line which is 112 to make any complaint or if one has been attacked by armed robbers at night, he said there are police officers who are there always ready to take quick steps to help in the situation.
Inspector Alusine Bangura attached at the CDIID updated the press that Inspector Andrew Momoh who was attached at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation as dispatch rider allowed an unidentified person purporting to be the Inspector General of Police to speak via his mobile phone to the Deputy Director of Protocol Mohammed Wurie and requested for twenty million Leone E-voucher credit to be sent on his phone and that he was in states house busying with state matter with the President and the money would be paid later at the police Headquarter when he ends the meeting at Statehouse. However it was discovered that an act of fraud had taken place and a report was made by the Deputy Director of protocol at CID Headquarters.
He said investigations has been done and the officer has been dismissed from the police force and has been charged to court on three counts of neglect of duty, improper practice and neglect to the prejudice of good order and discipline.
Sergeant Umaru Kamara attach at the fraud syndicate Unit department at CID HQ said they have arrested Assiatu Bassa Jalloh former Managing Director of the First International Bank Limited for defrauding the bank billion of Leones. He said statements has been taken from the suspect (madam Jalloh) and also staffs at the said bank.
Superintendent Alusine Mansaray also updated the press that seven suspect are in custody for attacking one Huang Tao a Chinese national, a staff of a company called Towey which is subcontracted by Vimetco at night between the hours of 1am and 4 am.
He said these men with masks on their faces were armed with two AK47s and three pistols. He said they were eight in number but they have succeeded in arresting seven and they are trying also to arrest the one suspect who is on the run.