West Africa: Journalist Stabbed By Police At First Lady’s Residence

On June 15, 2025, journalist Mohamed Tamba Mattia, Head of Programmes at Eastern Community Radio (FM 96.5), was assaulted and stabbed in the arm by three police officers stationed at the residence of Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio.

Mattia and other journalists had visited the First Lady’s residence in Koidu City to seek clarification on the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) district elections and reported plans to compensate former employees of Koidu Holdings Limited. While…