The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that it has, on 27th June 2025, paid the sum of TWELVE MILLION (NEW) LEONES (Le 12,000,000), into the Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) Account domiciled at the Bank of Sierra Leone as funds, recovered within the last one year.

The ACC Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala Esq., said: “This payment is part of the huge recoveries we have made in the last seven years as part of the Commission’s non-conviction based assets recovery approach. Some of the matters were also charged to the High Court and convictions were secured. We had also ensured that, where public officials are involved, the said officials did not only lose their jobs but also barred from holding public office for at least three years. We will continue to take stronger measures to ensure that we protect public funds and ensure that the corrupt do not benefit from ill-gotten wealth.”

Since June 2018 to date, the Commission has recovered over SEVENTY-SIX MILLION (NEW) LEONES (LE 76,000,000) from its non-conviction based assets recovery model. It had also recorded huge gains in the areas of assets declaration, which compliance rate currently stands at over 90 percent - one of the highest in the continent of Africa. The Commission has also secured over 90 percent conviction rate in the cases indicted in the High Court. There have been very high achievements in the areas of corruption prevention and detection in public offices and wide public education and outreach campaigns across the country.

The Commission wishes to assure the public of its determination to take all means necessary to protect and recover public resources at all times.

For further enquiries on this and other ACC matters, please contact ALEX A. BAH, Public Relations Assistant on +23278-004714 or via email info@anticorruption.gov.sl

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ABUBAKARR TURAY

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH