Sierra Leone police summons ex-president over failed coup

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Sierra Leone's former president Ernest Bai Koroma. PHOTO | AFP

Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma was summoned on Thursday for questioning by the police to Freetown, the country's capital, over a failed attempted coup, according to a government notice.

"At around 11:00 am today, the Sierra Leone police served a summon to the former President of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, inviting him to report at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department in Freetown within 24 hours," said the notice issued by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education.