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Freetown, Saturday, 11 October 2025 — Twenty officers of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have departed for the People’s Republic of China on a 21-day training programme aimed at enhancing their professional capabilities and strengthening cooperation between the two countries. The training forms part of the SLP’s ongoing transformation agenda to build a more skilled […]
Freetown, 3 October 2025 – The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), through its Training Directorate in collaboration with the Legal and Justice Department, has organised a one-day intensive training session on the newly enacted Criminal Procedure Act (CPA) 2024 for police prosecutors. The event took place at the Police Wives Multipurpose Hall in Kingtom. The training,
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Freetown, 22nd September 2025 – More than 200 patients are set to benefit from free surgical operations at the Police Hospital at Kingtom, courtesy of a visiting team of Spanish doctors from the Surgeons in Action Foundation. The delegation, led by Dr. Immaculada Gimenes Jimenes, paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police
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Freetown, 19th September 2025 – The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has successfully concluded the Collaborative Policing Course (CPOL 25) at the Sierra Leone Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy (SILEA). The two-week training, which commenced on 8th September, brought together senior officers from the Sierra Leone Police, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces,
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Freetown, Tuesday 16 September 2025 – Sierra Leone has entered a new chapter in its justice sector with the official launch of the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, a landmark piece of legislation designed to modernise and strengthen the country’s legal framework. The ceremony, held at the High Court in Freetown, brought together leading figures from
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Cape Town, South Africa – 29 August 2025 – The Secretary General of INTERPOL, Mr Valdecy Urquiza, met with Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr William Fayia Sellu, on the sidelines of the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference to discuss strategies for combating transnational organised crime. During the meeting, IGP Sellu outlined Sierra
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Cape Town, South Africa – 30 August 2025 – The 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference has concluded in Cape Town after three days of high-level discussions focused on strengthening international cooperation in the fight against transnational organised crime. The Sierra Leone delegation was led by the country’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr William Fayia
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Bo/Kenema, Sierra Leone – Tuesday, 2 September 2025 – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr William Fayia Sellu, has embarked on a performance audit of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in the Southern and Eastern Regions, as part of efforts to restore public trust and confidence in the SLP. Addressing police personnel during his
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Kenema, Sierra Leone – 3 September 2025 – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr William Fayia Sellu, has expressed deep sympathy to the family of the late Rev. Fr. Augustine Dauda Amadu and to the Catholic Church following the priest’s alleged killing by armed robbers in Kenema. During a condolence visit to the Catholic
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Cape Town, South Africa, 28 August 2025 – General Ali Mohamed Al-Ali, Director of the Arab and International Police Liaison Department and Head of Qatar’s National Central Bureau, has met with Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. William Fayia Sellu, on the sidelines of the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference in Cape Town.
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The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) which is operated under the Police Act No. 7 of 1964 is the national police force of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The SLP is primarily responsible for law enforcement and crime investigations throughout Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Police is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a cabinet ministry in the Government of Sierra Leone. This Ministry is responsible for the internal safety and security of the State.