By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S
Freetown, 19th November 2025 — Myk Berewa, the Communications Director at the State House, has come forward to defend Alimamy Bangura, the former Ambassador to Guinea, who had been implicated in a cocaine trafficking investigation.
Berewa stated that a comprehensive inquiry had taken place, emphasizing that Bangura was “exonerated” and was not guilty of any wrongdoing. He pointed out that the Guinean Minister of Information had confirmed the former ambassador’s lack of involvement in the case.
“I don’t even know the ambassador; he is not my friend, I have never met him before, and I have never seen him,” Berewa asserted, clarifying that he does not have personal ties to all government ministers. To illustrate his stance, he drew an analogy whereby if someone were to send their driver on an errand, and the driver unknowingly picked up something illegal, the responsibility would lie with the driver rather than the person who sent him. He applied this reasoning to the ambassador’s case, maintaining that Bangura had no knowledge of the alleged drug smuggling incident.
While acknowledging the possibility of the ambassador facing accountability, Berewa firmly stated that this does not equate to guilt. “I am not trying to defend the Ambassador here because I don’t know the facts; whether he did it or not. I am speaking of the authoritative evidence as a government official,” he concluded.
The controversy began on January 13, 2025, when Guinean authorities detained a vehicle belonging to the Embassy of Sierra Leone and apprehended the driver along with another occupant on suspicion of cocaine possession. The Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that seven suitcases filled with cocaine and $2,000 in cash were found in the vehicle.
Following the incident, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba, announced the urgent recall of Ambassador Bangura to Freetown for a complete account of the situation. He clarified that the ambassador was not present in the vehicle at the time of the arrest and had not been detained.
On October 21, 2025, Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, informed the public that the investigation by Guinean authorities had concluded, and those arrested in connection with the case were officially charged in court. He stressed that the investigation found no evidence linking the former ambassador to any criminal activity.
“The Guinean authorities have cleared the former Ambassador of any criminal involvement. His recall by President Julius Maada Bio was purely a matter of discretion and not a disciplinary measure,” Bah explained.
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