JUST IN: Sierra Leone’s ex-President arrives Nigeria after spending weeks under house arrest

Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, who faces charges related to an alleged attempted coup, has left Sierra Leone and arrived in Nigeria, according to sources.

Koroma, who served as president from 2007 to 2018, was granted permission by Sierra Leonean judicial authorities on Wednesday to spend up to three months in Nigeria for medical treatment.