According to information reaching Sierra leone Daily Mail, the deputy minister of Education, Science and Technology has been released of his duty and is said to be behind bars for allegedly raping a 16 year old student. This disturbing news has been confirmed by state radio, citing a statement from the president’s office.
Mamoudu Tarrawali was arrested in Freetown after the incident on Tuesday, the radio said in a report announcing his sacking. According to the announcement, the pandemonium emanating from the minister’s office alerted his security and when rushed to the seen, they met the minister in a compromising position fighting with a 16-year-old girl.
She later filed a complaint at a police station near Tarrawali’s ministry, the radio reported. Tarrawali is yet to speak to the media regarding the accusation.
Stay tuned for the development of this pathetic story.
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