Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on behalf of His Excellency the President, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio, the Government and people of Sierra Leone on Friday 19th August, 2022 formally expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families of the police officers who lost their lives in active service during the Wednesday 10th August, 2022 insurrection in some parts of the country.
Addressing the bereaved families, VP Juldeh Jalloh revealed that the purpose of calling the bereaved family members was to formally expressed their deep condolences to them for what happened on that fatal day, adding that the death of their loved ones was not only an irreparable loss to them but to the State as well.
VP Juldeh Jalloh also assured the bereaved families that government would be given all the late police officers befitting civic burial and that all expenses for the burial would be taken care of by the Government, adding that a funeral purse of Le100 million would be given to each bereaved family to take care of their family affairs since their loved ones were the breadwinners.
The special funeral service for the late police officers will take place at the Police Training School (PTS) at Hastings on the outskirts of Freetown on Tuesday 23rd August, 2022.