Some members of the public are blaming the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Philip Sengepoh, and the Local Unit Commander at the Adonkia, Peninsular Police Station for undoing the progress made in the two areas despite the Ministry of Lands' serious efforts to bring order to the land sector and the government's efforts to improve its record on human rights.
Family members of Sheik Musa Kamara, a well-known Islamic scholar in the Dodo community, Adonkia, in the Western Area Peninsular, who has been held by police for the past week, are the most recent to accuse these two people, according to family sources. Sheik Kamara is currently being held in police custody.
This medium was able to speak with Shiek Musa while he was being held by the police. He claimed that LUC Kallon had asked him to report to the Adonkia police station, and upon his arrival on November 24, 2022, the LUC and some police officers physically assaulted him before dragging him downstairs and locking him up on the charge that he had willfully damaged and trespassed on property belonging to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Parliament, Hon. Sengepo
He proceeded by saying that he hasn't received a medical document to visit a doctor since, despite requests from both him and his attorney, that he's been in excruciating agony in a police cell, and that he was also denied bail.
The Deputy Speaker was contacted by this medium by direct phone calls, WhatsApp calls, direct messaging, and WhatsApp messages on Sheik Musa's bail, but he didn't answer to any of them.
We also spoke with LUC Kallon, who verified that Sheik was being held there for trespassing on the Deputy Speaker of Parliament's premises and won't be released on bond unless the Deputy Speaker gives the go-ahead.
This is most worrying, as a bail bond prepared by the line manager and crime officer for bail was put on hold.
Lawyer Kamara from Teddy Associates, who has been advocating for his Client to be granted bail, told this medium that the human right of his Client has been violated.
Our reporter and one AYV reporter last week spoke to the Deputy Speaker in connection to the said Land matter, where he stated that the land in question was given to him by the Simbo family as a legal fee after his law firm represented them in a legal battle between them and the Levay family to reclaim their property. The Deputy Speaker stated that a Default Judgement was issued by Honorable Justice Manuela Harding because the other party failed to enter an appearance on the matter.
However, during our investigation of the matter, we again engaged Sheik Musa, who stated that he is the rightful owner of the said land, and the judgment that the Deputy Speaker is referring to has been set aside again by the Honorable Justice Manuela Harding in a recent ruling on the matter, and the recent judgment gave them access to the propriety.
This writer also spoke to Police Media One, who promised that the issue will be swiftly looked into and they will get back to us.
Family sources also revealed that this is not the first time Sheik Musa has been arrested in connection to the said property. They claimed that most times he has been molested and locked up in a police cell for weeks.
Most people who spoke to this medium said that they know the Deputy Speaker to be a fine personality, but if the accusations are true, that has the tendency of undermining the gains made by President Bio and may lead to a loss of votes in the coming elections in that part of the country.