Ernest Bai Koroma: Former president can leave Sierra Leone amid Nigeria exile rumours - BBC News

Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason after being linked to a failed coup last November.

20 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, President Koroma has been under house arrest since the attack last NovemberBy Umaru FofanaBBC News, FreetownA former Sierra Leonean president has been granted permission to travel abroad on medical grounds despite facing treason charges.

The High Court ruling comes amid speculation that Ernest Bai Koroma has agreed to go into exile in Nigeria if charges against him were dropped.

He was accused of treason and other offences over a failed coup last November, in which some 20 people died.

Mr Koroma, who ruled between 2007 and 2018, denies these allegations.

A court order seen by the BBC on Wednesday shows Mr Koroma is allowed to travel to Nigeria for medical reasons.

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