The Commission of Inquiry set up by President Julius Maada Bio found late Dr. Minkailu Bah; Mani Koroma; and Dennis Vandy culpable for corruption-related matters and ordered them to jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone, the sum of Le10, 739, 659, 424. 00, withdrawn and used on school feeding programs without supporting documents and unverified, which had remained misappropriated or unaccounted for. The COI also referred them to the Criminal Jurisdiction and or Anti-Corruption Commission for investigation and likely prosecution.
“The following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sum of Le9, 916, 720, 000. 00 withdrawn and used on College fees subsidies without detailed supporting documents and unverified, and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Dr. Minkailu Bah; and ii. Mani Koroma and iii. Dennis Vandy, and they should be referred to the Criminal Jurisdiction and or Anti-Corruption Commission for investigation and likely prosecution”.
Also, the COI orders that the following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sum of USD23,000,000. 00 used for revitalization of education development in Sierra Leone, were without supporting documents and unverified and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Dr. Minkailu Bah; ii. Mani Koroma; and iii. Dennis Vandy, and they should be referred to the Criminal Jurisdiction and or Anti-Corruption Commission for investigation and likely prosecution.
The Commission of Inquiry recommended that the following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sum of USD34,000,000. 00 grant from the Islamic Development Bank for the construction of technical and vocational institutions in Sierra Leone, withdrawn and used without any supporting documents and unverified and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: Dr. Minkailu Bah; ii. Mani Koroma; and iii. Dennis Vandy, and they should be referred misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Dr. Minkailu Bah; ii. Mani Koroma; iii. Dennis Vandy; and iv. Umaru A. Conteh.
10. The following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sum of 31, 889, 000. 00 withdrawn from the Project account and used on vehicle repair, but without supporting documents and unverified and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Mani Koroma; ii. Dennis Vandy; and iii. Umaru A. Conteh.
“The following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sum of Le2, 269, 730, 592. 00 withdrawn to fund educational institutions in Bo, but without supporting documents and unverified and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Dr. Minkailu Bah; ii. Mani Koroma; iii. Dennis Vandy; and iv. Umaru A. Conteh.
The following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sum of Le76, 212, 000. 00 withdrawn and used on fees subsidies in tertiary institutions on the payroll of staff than on the list of Students paid, was without supporting documents and unverified and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Dr. Minkailu Bah; ii. Mani Koroma; iii. Dennis Vandy; and iv. Umaru A. Conteh”’ COI Report stated.
Furthermore, COI requested the following persons to jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone the sumLe237,996,000. 00 withdrawn and used to pay for 39, 660 litres of fuel not utilized, and without supporting documents and unverified and had remained misappropriated and or unaccounted for, namely: i. Mani Koroma; ii. Dennis Vandy; and iii. Umaru A. Conteh.
However, the Appeal Court of Sierra Leone absolved Dennis Vandi of all COI claims, but Sierra Leoneans are yet to see whether the government, through the ACC, will appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, which is the final Court of Appeal in Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, most Sierra Leoneans don’t trust the Judiciary.
