GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
PRESS RELEASE
GOVERNMENT IS PLEASED TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT FOLLOWING THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS MADE BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AND SIERRA LEONE IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT SIERRA LEONE’S DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER MAJOR-GENERAL (RTD) ALFRED CLAUDE NELSON- WILLIAMS WHO WAS KIDNAPPED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS ON 1ST JULY, 2016 IS NOW SAFELY BACK AT THE SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION IN ABUJA AND IS PRESENTLY BEING DEBRIEFED BY THE COMPETENT SECURITY AGENCIES ON HIS ORDEAL.
GOVERNMENT WISHES TO SALUTE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR ITS UNRELENTING SUPPORT AND CLOSE COOPERATION DURING THIS UNFORTUNATE EPISODE.
GOVERNMENT ALSO WISHES TO COMMEND THE NELSON-WILLIAMS FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING DURING THESE TRYING TIMES.
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STATE HOUSE
FREETOWN 5TH JULY, 2016
