hiding as he seeks political haven at the US embassy in Freetown, the
country's capital.
According to reports, Vice President Sam-Sumana and his wife fled
their home after they got wind that soldiers were coming to besiege
it.
Mr Sam-Sumana was expelled from the ruling party, two weeks ago for
allegedly orchestrating political violence, trying to form a new party
and falsifying academic credentials, claims he vehemently denied.
Reports said relations between Sierra Leone President, Ernest
Bai-Koroma and his Vice, Mr Sam-Sumana had gone sour for some time.
While still in hiding, the Vice President is seeking political asylum
at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown, but the U.S. Embassy has not reacted
to the development.
According to him two weeks ago, he said he had chosen to be
quarantined for 21 days to "lead by example" in the battle against
Ebola, after one of his bodyguards died of the Ebola virus.
More than 3,500 have died as a result of Ebola virus cases in Sierra
Leone, which along with Guinea and Liberia has experienced the huge
majority of deaths from the disease.
--ChannelsTV
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