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“She Is Sick, Not Dead” – Aunt of Zainab Sheriff Speaks Out After Prison Visit
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Freetown – False reports circulating on social media claiming that detained opposition activist and entertainer Yeabu Zainab Sheriff (also known as Zainab Sheriff or Mami Na Pawa) has died have been firmly dismissed by her aunt. The aunt confirmed that she visited Sheriff a few days ago at the Sierra Leone Female Correctional Centre in [...]
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- Sierra Leone Monitor“She Is Sick, Not Dead” – Aunt of Zainab Sheriff Speaks Out After Prison Visit