The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has indicted former National Revenue Authority (NRA) Finance Manager, Abu Kamara, on nine counts of possession of unexplained wealth and is seeking to prosecute him in absentia.
The charges, filed under Section 27(1)(b) of the Anti-Corruption Act 2008 (as amended in 2019), allege that Kamara acquired assets far exceeding his declared annual salary of Le 152,790 between March 2019 and June 2025.
According to the ACC, the assets include multiple land parcels in Gloucester Village, commercial properties in the Western Area, a registered business (UK Trading Mini Mart SL Ltd), four buildings under construction, and high-value vehicles worth over Le 360,000.
The case stems from a wider probe into alleged revenue diversion at the NRA, which the ACC took over from the Sierra Leone Police on 24 June 2025. Investigators believe NRA staff colluded with external actors, including bank officials, to siphon government funds — a scheme linked to the earlier reported embezzlement of Le 34 billion by a bank employee.
Kamara is currently at large. The ACC says it will invoke Section 89(7) (a) of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 2019 to proceed with trial in his absence.
The Commission has called on the public to report suspected corruption and reaffirmed its commitment to tackling financial malpractice in public institutions.
