ONS’ commendable and effective security coordination role in the recently concluded By-Elections across Sierra Leone.
On Saturday, 25th June, 2022, the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), conducted by-elections in six locations across the country. Five of these were Ward Council Elections whilst one was for Member of Parliament in Constituency 056 in Tonkolili District. It may be recalled that on 7th June, 2022, (during campaign period), violence erupted in…
Report on a two days Orientation for newly deployed SEACOP Personnel at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay.
Background The SEACOP is a European Commission initiative, which has been piloted in Ghana, Senegal and Cape Verde. It has been set up to prevent the Trans-Atlantic cocaine flow to the European Union, and to provide support to West African Countries along the Atlantic Ocean to counter the cocaine/narcotic threat and other serious transnational organised…
Report of Official Engagement with Local Authorities in Tambakha, Karene District, on Enhancement of Security and Inviolability of the Outamba Kimlimi National Park.- 21st May, 2022
BACKGROUND 1. Reserved forests are rare gems and exceptionally relevant for a country’s social, health and economic security. In addition, not only are forests relevant to promoting eco-tourism, they also contribute towards the economic, social and national security of a country. Therefore, protecting the forests and all other reserved areas remains quintessential for any right-thinking…
Stakeholders’ Engagement on the Management and protection of Outamba Kilimi National Park (OKNP) – 21ST May 2022.
Venue: Fintonia Town, Tambakha Yogbanjie Chiefdom, Karene District. Reserve forests are rare gems and exceptionally relevant for a country’s social, health and economic security. In addition, not only are forests relevant to promoting eco-tourism, they also contribute in no mean ways towards economic, social and national security of a country. Therefore, protecting the forests and…
Office of National Security conducts a roundtable on information/document leakage
Persistent leakage of classified information from Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has become worrisome. Cognizant of the national security implications of the unauthorised access to, disclosure and publication of sensitive information, the National Security Coordinator (NS Coord), Mr Abdulai Caulker, on Thursday, 19th May 2022, summoned a stakeholders’ meeting to discuss realistic options in…
West Africa Region IWG on API/PNR 11-12 MAY 2022
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON API/PNR -11 – 12TH MAY 2022 The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Office of National Security (ONS) and the Central Intelligence and Security Unit (CISU), is hosting the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) first-ever Informal Working Group (IWG) Conference on the development of the…
SITUATION UPDATE ON THE NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION (NPSE)
7/05/22. Pupils in Primary Six schools across the country are today, 7th May 2022, taking their first-ever public examination; the National Primary School Examination (NPSE). The examination will usher successful candidates into the first year of their Junior Secondary School (JSS) academic journey. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) in collaboration with the Ministry of…
SECURITY SECTOR INSTITUTIONS SIGN MOU WITH SLAJ
Tuesday, 2nd November, 2021 is commemorated globally as the ‘’International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists”. In observance of this Day, heads of the security section institutions in Sierra Leone, represented by the Office of National Security (ONS), Sierra Leone Police (SLP), Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), National Fire Force (NFF)…
CROSS SECTION OF THE NSCCG VISITS THE GUMA VALLEY DAM AT MILE 13
Freetown – 24th February, 2022 – Amidst growing concerns over massive encroachments on the reserved forest at the Guma Valley Dam, the National Security Coordinator, Office of National Security, Mr. Abdulai Caulker led a cross section of members of the National Security Council Coordinating Group (NSCCG) to a visit of the Guma Valley facility on…
THE SECURITY SECTOR ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS IN WATERLOO
Freetown – 31st March 2022 – The Western Area Rural District (WARD) is one of the fastest-growing communities in Sierra Leone. This expansion has not gone without its attendant socio-economic misgivings. Instead of the expansion being a catalyst for peace, security and development, it has unfortunately confronted the community with numerous social problems. Therefore, over…