‼️THE CHRONICLE OF A FUGITIVE ‼️Johnny Paul Koroma: the man who became head of state on the day he was to die
By: Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)✍️ Born on the 9th of May 1960, Johnny Paul Koroma (also known as the Angel, and shortly as JPK) rose to become a leading figure in the Sierra Leone Army. He was among the best cadet officers to graduate from the Sandhurst Military Academy in England. (Other graduates from this Academy included the late King Hussein of Jordan, the late Sani Abachi of Nigeria, half the former Nigerian and Gambian cabinet, and the late Idi Amin of “what is good for the goose is good for the people of Uganda” fame). JPK’s contemporaries at the military academy’s New College- where foreign students were trained- included Princess Basma of Jordan, Prince Turki of Saudi Arabia and Khadi Ahmed al-Thani, a former minister in the Qatari government. (Rumour has it that all foreign students trained at Sandhurst were used to further British influence abroad). JPK was among the first batch of officers to defend Sierra Leone against the maiden edition of the RUF rebellion in Boma...