By: Alex A. Bah, Public Relations Assistant – ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, 18th June 2025, received a set of modern IT equipment from the European Union (EU), aimed at strengthening its integration into the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) program and enhancing its capacity for intelligence sharing and digital investigations.
The official handing over ceremony took place at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess, Kingtom, Freetown, and was coordinated by INTERPOL Sierra Leone under the leadership of Jenevieve Tity Cowan, Head of INTERPOL and Single Point of Contact for the WAPIS Program in Sierra Leone.
The ACC received ten (10) HP Mini Desktops along with matching accessories, including HP Monitors, Epson Scanners, Eaton 5E UPS Mini Batteries, and Extension Power Surge Protectors. The donation is intended to enhance the Commission’s ability to collect, process, and share critical information in line with WAPIS objectives.
Speaking at the event, the Inspector General of Police, William Fayia Sellu, emphasized the importance of including the ACC and other key institutions in the expansion of WAPIS to ensure seamless collaboration across Sierra Leone’s law enforcement architecture. “We all manage critical data on people, whether for investigations or travel. That’s why we pushed to expand the WAPIS workstations to sister institutions like the ACC and Immigration. We don’t want a weak link in the chain. It is important that we close the gap in information flow among agencies that are critical to national and regional security,” he stated.
The IG commended the ACC’s longstanding commitment to intelligence sharing, stating that the anti-graft agency is “very good at information sharing.”.
The donation represents a major step forward in enhancing inter-agency coordination, strengthening digital infrastructure, and empowering the ACC to further combat corruption and organized crime through real-time data sharing.
In a brief interview following the ceremony, the ACC’s Director of Intelligence and Investigations, Evelyn Kuyateh, expressed appreciation to the EU and INTERPOL, noting that the donation will significantly improve the Commission’s technical capacity. “This support will go a long way in reinforcing our operational systems, especially as it relates to intelligence-led investigations and collaboration with sister law enforcement agencies,” she said.
The Immigration Department and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) also benefited from the EU donations.
