00:01Former Sierra Leonean President and a spy Koroma returned home Sunday after treason charges against him were dropped.
00:09Koroma, who led the West African country from 2007 to 2018, left for Nigeria in 2024,
00:17days after being charged with treason and other offenses over the deadly 2023 uprising.
00:24In July, Sierra Leonean's Justice Ministry said it had dropped the charges against Koroma without giving a reason.
00:32On a flight from Nigeria, Koroma was accompanied by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
00:38Local media reported that Sierra Leonean authorities waived Koroma's charges after being persuaded by ECOWAS.
00:46Two dozen soldiers and Koroma's former bodyguard were sentenced to prison terms by a military court
00:53for their alleged roles in the 2023 uprising in which 21 people died.
00:59Koroma denied involvement.
