The Sierra Leone Police locally known as Salone Police is the national police

National police

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 force of the Republic of Sierra Leone, responsible for law enforcement

Law enforcement

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 and crime investigation throughout Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone Police was established by the British colony back in 1894 and is one of the oldest police forces in West Africa

West Africa

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.

Mission

The key mission of the Sierra Leone Police include to prevent crime

Crime prevention

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, to protect life and property

Property

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, To detect and prosecute offenders, To maintain public order, To ensure safety

Safety

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 and security

Security

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, To enhance access to justice

Justice

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  and to ensure police primacy for internal security and safety.

History

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) was established following the founding of the Colony of Freetown in 1808 as a settlement for freed slaves. Police authority then was only restricted to the Colony of Freetown. By 1889 colonial authority had been extended to the provinces. Police authority was also extended to these areas and performed largely paramilitary

Paramilitary

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 duties as opposed to the civil police back in the colony. The force at this point became known as the West African Frontier Force.

A Royal Gazette of October 1894 established the Sierra Leone Police Force. Following independence in April 1961, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Police Act of 1964 to consolidate and amend the law relating to the organisation, discipline, powers and duties of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP).

Organization

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is headed by The Inspector General of Police, The professional head of the Sierra Leone Police forces who is appointed by the president of Sierra Leone

President of Sierra Leone

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. The Inspector General of Police is assisted by the Assistant Inspector General of Police. The current Assistant Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police is Francis Alieu Munu. The deputy Inspector General of Police is Richard Moigbe.

At the national command level, are six Assistant Inspector Generals of Police (AIG) with responsibility for Personnel, Training and Welfare; Operations; Crime Services; Support Services; Professional Standards; and the Operational Support Division (OSD), (the armed wing of the SLP). Regional commanders known as Regpols who are also AIGs carry regional responsibilities for the Western, Northern, Southern and Eastern regions. All of these AIGs assist the IGP and the DIG in the running of the day-to-day affairs of the SLP. This is done through a joined up leadership approach practicalised into an Executive Management and Change Board, the highest policy making body in the organisation which meets once every week under the chairmanship of the IGP.

Each one of Sierra Leone's 12 administrative districts

Districts of Sierra Leone

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 is headed by a local unit commander. The city of Freetown

Freetown

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 and its Western Area is under the Freetown Metropolitan Police, a branch of the Sierra Leone Police.

Units

The Sierra Leone Police is divided into the following units:

• Armed Wing Unit
• Investigative Division Unit
• Traffic Police Unit
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• Operational Support Unit
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Police Divisions and Leadership

Sieraa Leone Police Division	SLP Local Unit Commander(LUC)
Inspector General of Police	Francis Alieu Munu
Deputy Inspector General of Police	Richard Moigbe
SLP Director of Operations	Assistant Inspector General Al Shek Kamara
SLP Director of Human Resource Management	Assistant Inspector General Alhaji Santigie Ibrahim Sorie Koroma
SLP Director of Support Services	Assistant Inspector General Elizabeth A. Turay
SLP Director of Integrated Services	Assistant Inspector General Desmond Dowu Buck
SLP Director of Operational Support Division	Assistant Inspector General Thomas T. Kamara
SLP Director of Corporate Affairs	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Alhaji Amadu Mannah
SLP Regional Commissioner Of the Western Area Metropolitan Police Division	Assistant Inspector General Chris Charlie
SLP Regional Commissioner of the Southern Province Police Division Southern Province, Sierra Leone The Southern Province is one of three provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 19,694 km² and has a population of 1,377,067 . It consists of four districts . Its capital and administrative center is Bo, which is also the second largest and second most populated city in Sierra Leone...	Assistant Inspector General David Sesay
SLP Regional Commissioner of the Eastern Province Eastern Province, Sierra Leone Eastern Province is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 15,553 km² and has a population of 1,187,532...  Police Division	Assistant Inspector General Sorie B. Kargbo
SLP Regional Commander of the Northern Province Northern Province, Sierra Leone The Northern Province is one of the four provincial divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises five Districts and covers an area of 35,936 km² and with a population of 1,718,240 . Its administrative and economic center is Makeni...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Joseph Baibai Kabia

Sources

• http://police.gov.sl/content.php?p=12&pn=Team

SLP District Division	SLP Local Unit Commander(LUC)
SLP Bo District Bo District Bo District is the second most populous district in Sierra Leone and is located in the Southern Province of the country. Its capital and largest city is the city of Bo, which is the second largest city in Sierra Leone. The other major towns in the district include Baoma, Bumpeh, Serabu, Sumbuya,...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Theophilus Senessie
SLP Kenema District Kenema District Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kenema, which is also the third largest city in Sierra Leone. The other major towns in the district include Tongo and Blama. The district is the most populous district in the Eastern province with...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  William Fayia Sellu
SLP Kono District Kono District Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu Town. The other major towns in the district include Yengema, Tombodu, Motema, Jaiama-Nimokoro and Sewafe. Kono District is the largest diamond producer in Sierra Leone.The population of Kono...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Amos Kargbo
SLP Port Loko District Port Loko District Port Loko District is the most populous district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 489,488 Its capital is Port Loko and the largest city is Lunsar...  Police Division	Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...  Foday Dumbuya
SLP Kailahun District Kailahun District Kailahun District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kailahun. The other major towns in the district include Segbwema, Koindu, Pendembu and Daru. As of 2010, the district has a population of 395,957 ....  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Mohamed M. Kamara
SLP Koinadugu District Koinadugu District Koinadugu District Is a District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is by far the largest District in Sierra Leone in geographical area. Its capital and largest city is Kabala, which is also one of the main cities in Northern Sierra Leone...  Police Division	Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...  Amadu Deen Sesay
SLP Bombali District Bombali District Bombali District is district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It's capital and largest city is Makeni, which is also the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the north. The other major towns in the district include Kamakwie, Kamabai, Masingbi and Binkolo...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  David Sahid Koroma
SLP Moyamba District Moyamba District Moyamba District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 260,910 in the 2004 census. Its capital and largest city is Moyamba. The other major towns include Njala, Rotifunk and Shenge...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Unisa P. Kamara
SLP Pujehun District Pujehun District Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital is the town of Pujehun . The other major towns in the district include Gandorhun, Zimmi, Bomi and Potoru.The district has a 2010 estimated population of 276,970....  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Jorwulor A. Gbonnoh
SLP Tonkolili District Tonkolili District Tonkolili District is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Magburaka. The other major towns include Mathora, Magbass, Yonibana and Mile 91...  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Alfred Karrow Kamara
SLP Kambia District Kambia District Kambia District is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kambia. The other major towns include Morebaya, Kasirie, Kamassassa, Kukuna and Mange. The district has a population estimated at 304,357....  Police Division	Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...  Fredrick F. Conteh
SLP Bonthe District Bonthe District Bonthe District comprises several islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern coast of Sierra Leone and a mainland area. Its capital is the town of Mattru Jong and the largest town in the district is Bonthe, on Sherbro Island and the town of Masabendu....  Police Division	Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...  Samuel Ben Vandi

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