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One person has been killed while many others have been injured as the military unleashes violence on members and supporters of opposition parties in Sierra Leone. SaharaReporters reported on Saturday that Sierra Leone presidential election had been marred by delays and chaotic scenes among voters in some areas.
In a statement, the Sierra Leone Police said that members of the APC had paraded through Freetown “announcing to the public that they had won” the elections.
Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party's headquarters on Sunday evening, authorities said, as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election
Sierra Leone conducted election, but as vote tallying exercise goes on, police are seen firing tear gas at the opposition's headquarters.
Blood and impacts of bullets at the Sierra Leone opposition party All People’s Congress (APC) headquarters, the morning after security forces fired tear gas at the building during a gathering of the party. According to the APC, a nurse was killed.