By Yusufu Sesay

The Provincial Secretary (P.S.) North, Prince Alex Soriba and the Resident Magistrate at the Makeni City Court Holding, Siaka P. Kamara have involved in a serious feud in Makeni City over a violent case in which the former (P.S. Soriba) has been accused of preventing defendants to appear in the Makeni Magistrate Court.

According to our reporter in Makeni, last Friday’s court session was the second in a row in which the PS allegedly deliberately prevented the 13 defendants from being arraigned before Magistrate Kamara. Reportedly, the Provincial Secretary has stated in many forums that, the defendants from Konta village will never attend the court proceedings until the Magistrate court goes through him.

It could be recalled that mid last month, the Paramount Chief-elect of  Bombali Sharry Chiefdom in Bombali District, Daniel Raymond Kamara aka Bai Anthoraneh was allegedly reported to have sent  group of thugs from Konta and attacked the neighbouring Makneh village in the same Chiefdom thereby destroying many properties including houses, a school building, health centre and even defecated at the two water wells in the village. In the circumstance, the matter was reported to the Mena Police station in Makeni and some of the culprits were arrested and brought to the station. “But due to the intervention of P.S. Soriba, the thugs were swiftly  released from the police,” our sources said noting that, the action prompted the Makneh people to seek redress in court. Allegedly, since the matter was brought to court, P.S. Soriba has stood the way of justice by giving order to the perpetrators not to appear in court. It is further reported that, the Provincial Secretary is not acting alone. “P.S. Soriba is working in connivance with the ONS Coordinator of the District Josephine Miatta Saffa to pervert justice in broad day light,” plaintiffs from Makneh lamented.

When contacted through several phone calls, Prince Alex Soriba declined to comment but Josephine Miatta Saffa on her part, noted that she was aware of the issue and that they are working relentlessly to resolve it.