By Bobor Dan Kamara
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has indicated Noah Alpha Fornah, Director of Lands, Ministry of Lands Housing and Country Planning in the Northeast Regional City of Makeni and a resident of Karim Drive in Makeni on four counts of Corruption offences.
According to the ACC press release issued on Friday, November 1, 2024, Mr. Fornah is indicted on one (1) count each of soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 28 (2)(a), accepting an advantage contrary to Section 28 (2)(a), abuse of office contrary to section 42(1), and abuse of position contrary to Section 43 of the Anti Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008 as amended in 2019.
According to the particulars of the offence, Noah A Fornah when serving in the capacity of Directors of Lands at the Ministry of Land, Housing and Country Planning in the Northeast Regional City of Makeni “on diverse dates between the 4th April as 7th October 2024 solicited the sum of twenty thousand leones ( Le 20,000)for the signing of a survival plan for a piece of land bought by Abu Bakarr Sillah through his representative Alfred Kamara. Noah Alpha Fornah later received the sum of ten thousand Leones (Le 10,000) as an advantage from Alfred Kamara.
The ACC said Noah’s trial is scheduled to take place in Freetown.
