AWE Media Sierra Leone

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) ✍️ Photo of the Author The Makeni riot and attendants consequences are pluralistic in definition, interpretation and discernment. Disproportionate apportioning of blame was heaped up and, most times, callously shifted! However, there are elements of convergence: condemnation of the entire debacle, call for justice, upsurge of humanitarianism and the commitment to "never again". In reverse order, there were outcomes and consequences     characterized by the killings and destruction of public and private properties.   There was a riot action that led to the outlined outcomes and consequences. The riot action was engineered by causative factors and/or fundamental root causes and this level is where we need to search for the beast! The chaotic ingredients of the Makeni riot can be outlined thus: 1. Ignorance 2. Break in communication 3. Misinformation 4. Failure of local leadership 5. Invisible political incitement 6. Disregard for the due process ...