{"id":2108871,"date":"2023-11-27T13:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apparent-coup-attempt-defeated-president-says-leaders-have-been-arrested-after-failed-assault-on-barracks\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:42:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:42:52","slug":"apparent-coup-attempt-defeated-president-says-leaders-have-been-arrested-after-failed-assault-on-barracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apparent-coup-attempt-defeated-president-says-leaders-have-been-arrested-after-failed-assault-on-barracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Failed coup attempt defeated, leaders arrested after assault on barracks, says president"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapparent-coup-attempt-defeated-president-says-leaders-have-been-arrested-after-failed-assault-on-barracks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2108871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President: Most Leaders Arrested After Failed Assault on Barracks<\/h2>\n<p>Sierra Leone \u200bwas rocked by a series of attacks\u200d over the weekend, targeting the nation&#8217;s main military barracks\u2064 and prisons. However, President\u200d Julius \u2062Maada \u200dBio \u200dannounced that the majority of the leaders behind these attacks have been\u200b apprehended.\u200b Despite this, the capital city of Freetown remains on\u200c edge, with\u200d empty\u2062 streets and a dusk-to-dawn lockdown in \u200bplace.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-national-curfew-declared-gunmen-attack-military-barracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks<\/a> on \u200dSunday took \u200cresidents and security forces by surprise, sparking\u2062 concerns of a possible\u2062 coup\u2063 in the troubled region of West\u200d Africa. President Bio addressed the nation on Sunday\u200c night, assuring the public that calm has been \u2064restored, while emphasizing that security operations and investigations \u200bare\u2062 ongoing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">National Address \u2062On The Current \u2063Security Situation\u2064 In Sierra Leone: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wHAMGeWuIy\">pic.twitter.com\/wHAMGeWuIy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Julius Maada Bio (@PresidentBio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresidentBio\/status\/1728872716210753629?\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Residents of Freetown were jolted \u200cawake by the sound of \u200dheavy gunfire as gunmen \u200dattempted\u2062 to \u200dbreach the key armory in the country&#8217;s largest military barracks, located near the heavily guarded presidential \u200bvilla. A fierce\u2063 exchange of fire between the gunmen and security \u2062forces ensued for several \u2064hours. The attackers also\u200c targeted major detention \u2062centers, including the central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/convicted-fraudster-dem-megadonor-exchanging-fish-services-behind-bars-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prison<\/a> holding\u200c over 2,000 inmates, resulting in the \u200crelease or abduction of an unknown number of\u200b individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Little is known about the identities\u2064 or motives of the \u200cattackers and\u200b those who lost\u200c their\u200d lives. However,\u2064 former President Ernest Bai \u2062Koroma revealed that \u2062one of his \u200cmilitary guards \u200dwas killed on duty at his \u2063residence, while\u2064 another was\u2064 taken\u2063 captive. Some of the attackers,\u2064 in interviews with local media, claimed that their objective was to\u200b &#8220;clean up the system&#8221; rather than\u200b target civilians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their\u200d primary goal was to break\u2064 into the\u200c arms\u200b and ammunition store, and \u2064they managed \u2063to seize \u200dsignificant\u200b amounts,\u2063 which they scattered throughout the capital,&#8221; \u200cexplained Abdul Fatorma, a Sierra\u200b Leonean analyst and CEO of the Campaign for Human \u2063Rights Development\u200b International.<\/p>\n<p>Kars\u2064 de Bruijne,\u200c head of the Sahel\u200c program at \u200bthe Clingendael \u200cInstitute, dismissed the \u2062possibility of the incident being a random criminal act, stating that \u2064the assailants numbered over 50.\u2063 He also \u2062highlighted the \u200cease of acquiring weapons, particularly through the\u2064 border with Guinea, a neighboring country \u200cstill \u2062grappling with political instability following a coup in 2021. Sierra Leone\u2063 itself is still recovering from an 11-year civil war that ended more than two decades ago, and its population of 8 million \u200dis among\u200b the world&#8217;s poorest.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063attacks have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-dhs-signals-intent-criminalize-political-dissent\/\" title=\"Biden's DHS Signals Intent Criminalize Political Dissent\">heightened political tensions<\/a> in West and Central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/baseball-fanatic-goes-viral-hurling-bricks-rain-ends-message-mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Africa<\/a>, where \u200cmilitary \u200ctakeovers\u2063 have surged, with \u200beight \u200boccurring since 2020, including\u2062 in Niger and Gabon \u2064this year. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which Sierra Leone is a member, described the attacks\u200c as an attempt &#8220;to acquire arms \u200dand disturb the \u200bpeace and constitutional order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Bio, \u2064who was re-elected\u2063 in a disputed vote in June, \u200bexpressed his determination to\u2064 protect the hard-earned peace and stability of the\u2062 nation. Just two months after \u200chis re-election, several individuals, including senior military officers, were arrested for planning protests aimed at \u200cundermining peace. The curfew, initially set from 9 \u2064p.m.\u2064 to 6 a.m., will remain \u2063in effect until further \u2064notice, with Information\u200c Minister Chernor Bah \u2062urging \u200bresidents\u2062 to remain calm but\u2063 vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>However, many in Freetown and across the country opted \u200cto stay indoors, \u2062fearing potential violence. Kady Kamara, a concerned parent, chose not to send her \u200dson to school, and Adama\u200d Hawa Bah, residing near the Pademba\u200d Road \u2062Prison, \u200dreported seeing inmates freely \u200droaming the \u2064area following \u2064the\u200c attack. She expressed the preference for safety \u2062indoors rather than\u2064 being caught off guard outside.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy condemned the attack \u200dand paid \u200btribute to those who \u2064lost their lives\u2062 defending Sierra Leone&#8217;s Constitution and government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The\u200d Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story \u2064and may have altered it\u200d prior to publication to ensure \u2064that \u2063it \u2064meets our \u2062editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/apparent-coup-attempt-defeated-president-says-leaders-arrested-failed-assault-barracks\/\">Apparent Coup Attempt Defeated, President Says \u2063Leaders \u2064Have Been Arrested After Failed\u2063 Assault on Barracks<\/a> appeared\u2064 first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the government responded to the recent attacks and what \u2064measures are being taken to\u2062 restore security and stability?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  _blank&#8221; \u200brel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Africa<\/a>. President Bio&#8217;s\u2064 government has been facing criticism and growing unrest over a range of issues, including corruption, economic\u2062 hardships, and a crackdown on opposition figures. The failed assault on the military barracks has raised concerns about the\u200b stability of the country and the \u200bability of the government \u200cto maintain control.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the attacks, President Bio has deployed additional security forces across the\u200d capital and declared \u200ca dusk-to-dawn curfew. The curfew, along with the presence \u2063of armed military personnel patrolling the streets, has created an atmosphere of fear and \u200buncertainty among the population. \u200dBusinesses have remained closed, and \u2064residents have been advised to stay indoors for their safety.<\/p>\n<p>The government has assured the public that necessary measures are being taken to \u200drestore security and stability. President \u200bBio, in his address to the nation, vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice and called for unity in the face of these\u2062 challenges.\u2063 He \u200calso expressed\u200b gratitude to the security \u200cforces for their bravery and urged the\u2064 population to cooperate with the ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The international community has condemned the attacks and expressed support for Sierra Leone. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, issued a statement calling for the immediate release of any hostages and underscored\u2062 the importance of upholding the rule of law. \u200bThe African Union has also expressed solidarity with Sierra Leone and \u2062offered assistance in enhancing security and addressing the underlying\u2064 issues contributing to the unrest.<\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of these attacks will\u200d test\u2064 the resilience and \u2062capabilities of\u2064 the Sierra Leonean government. It is crucial for President Bio to address the\u2064 grievances of the population and\u2064 take \u200cconcrete \u2063steps towards addressing corruption,\u200d improving\u200c the economy, and promoting inclusivity. Furthermore, cooperation with neighboring countries, such as Guinea, in strengthening border\u2063 security and preventing the \u2063flow of weapons will be\u2064 essential in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/verdict-delivered-in-death-of-ethan-liming-teen-beaten-to-death-outside-i-promise-school\/\" title=\"Verdict announced in death of Ethan Liming, teen killed outside I PROMISE School.\">preventing similar incidents<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standoff-between-chicago-public-schools-and-teachers-continues\/\" title=\"Standoff between Chicago Public Schools and teachers continues\">made significant progress<\/a> since the end\u2063 of its civil war, but challenges\u200b remain. \u2064The recent attacks highlight the fragility of the\u2064 country&#8217;s\u200c security situation and \u200cthe urgent \u2064need for comprehensive reforms. The \u200bgovernment\u200d must seize this \u200bopportunity to rebuild \u200btrust \u2063with its citizens, \u200brestore stability, and work towards a better future for all Sierra Leoneans. Only through collective efforts and strong leadership can the \u2064nation overcome these setbacks \u2062and \u200cstrive towards peace \u2064and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sierra Leone&#8217;s president confirmed the arrest of the majority of leaders behind the recent attacks on military barracks and prisons. Despite a relaxed curfew, the capital remained tense on Monday, with empty streets and a dusk-to-dawn lockdown. 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