Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is facing treason charges, has been allowed to leave the country for medical reasons. This decision was made by the Sierra Leone court and President Julius Maada Bio. Koroma has flown to Nigeria after being granted permission to travel abroad. In a separate development, Nigeria's central bank has resolved the foreign-exchange backlogs of 14 banks and initiated settlements with international airlines. Additionally, former Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele faces 14 new criminal charges, including forgery, in a high-profile corruption case.
⚠️ INDICTED SIERRA LEONE EX-PRESIDENT KOROMA FLIES TO NIGERIA (Reuters) Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma left the West African country by plane and flew to Nigeria on Friday, two Reuters reporters said, after a court allowed him to travel abroad on medical grounds… https://t.co/RCxuuqUIu9
Sierra Leone’s former President Ernest Bai Koroma, charged with treason earlier this month, is free to travel for medical reasons, says President Julius Maada Bio https://t.co/B5X9P5bpqG
⚠️ NIGERIA SLAPS 14 NEW CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST EX-CENTRAL BANK CHIEF (Reuters) Nigerian prosecutors on Thursday added 14 new criminal charges, including forgery, against former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele in the most high-profile corruption case under President Bola… https://t.co/ro7Jn20Bxn
Nigeria’s central bank says it has cleared the foreign-exchange backlogs of 14 banks and begun settlements with international airlines https://t.co/hVayuZTpZr
A Sierra Leone court has allowed former President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is charged with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds. https://t.co/wFP1lETOu1
Sierra Leone allows ex-president Koroma to leave country on medical grounds https://t.co/16fXmUst7K https://t.co/XxcViO0FHn