In its quest to protect and prevent the abuse of government property, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) North-East Regional office has handed over a recovered motorbike to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) in Makeni.
The said motorbike with registration number ARL 571 was retrieved from Charles Wilson, a retired staff of MBSSE who was the District Literacy Officer under the Non-Formal Department. Following his retirement over a year ago, he allegedly failed to handover the motorbike to the ministry.
Acting on intelligence, the investigations unit of the North-East regional office retrieved the said motorbike on 13November 2025. At the handing over ceremony which took place at the ACC office in Makeni, on Monday 17November 2025, the ACC Regional Director, Fatu Florence Kamara, emphasized the need for strong partnership and collaboration between both institutions for effective service delivery and the protection of public property. She emphasized that ACC maintains a zero tolerance to misappropriation of public and donor property and called on government ministries, departments and agencies to ensure proper management and utilization of public assets.
In his statement, the Bombali District Deputy Director of MBSSE, Lahai Feika, heaped praises
on ACC for coming to the aid of the Ministry. He lamented that several attempts have been made to retrieve the motorbike from the said retiree but to no avail, while the Non-Formal Department of the ministry faced serious logistical challenges. “We are faced with serious logistical challenges and the retrieval of the motorbike will effectively boost our work,” he said. He promised to work with the ACC to strengthen the already existing partnership.
Chairing the handing over ceremony, the ACC Regional Manager, Al-Hassan Sesay the MBSSE to strengthen its control measures in managing the asset of the ministry. “Despite your challenges in retrieving the motorbike, we have successfully recovered it, the ACC makes the impossible possible,” he said and advised that the motorbike be utilized for official purposes.
The handing over of the key for the motorbike by the ACC Regional Director to the Deputy Director of MBSSE Lahai Feika in the presence of staff of both institutions climaxed the ceremony.
