Leadership Crisis Rocks Kunike Sanda Chiefdom Youth Council Over Allegations of Embezzlement

A leadership crisis has engulfed the Kunike Sanda Chiefdom Youth Council in Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone, following allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power, and misappropriation of public funds by Chairman Mohamed Samuel Kargbo.

The allegations, which include the misappropriation of community funds and assets such as solar panels, a decoder, and plasma, have sparked concern among youths in the chiefdom.

In a letter to the Officer in Charge of the Masingbi Police Station, the youths expressed disappointment and frustration over the authorities’ failure to act on their complaints against the Chairman’s alleged misconduct.
Tariq Omar Sadique, a stakeholder and chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party in the area, described the allegations as unfortunate. He revealed that the Chairman had allegedly received four solar panels, a decoder, a plasma, and other items, which he failed to deliver to the youths. Instead, the items were retrieved from a neighbour after the youths protested.
Mbalu Binta Jalloh, a Board Member of the National Youth Commission, expressed concern over the Chairman’s alleged misconduct and lack of transparency and accountability. She said the youths had tried to work with the Chairman, but it seemed he was being backed by external forces.