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Correctional Service Dismisses Social Media Reports of Zainab Sheriff’s Death as Fake News
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The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that Zainab Sheriff has died, confirming that she is alive and recovering after receiving medical attention. In an official statement issued on Sunday, 17 August 2026, the Correctional Service said its attention had been drawn to a flyer circulating on social [...] The post Correctional Service Dismisses Social Media Reports of Zainab Sheriff’s Death as Fake News first appeared on The Calabash Newspaper.
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