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Correctional Service Responds Strongly to Zainab Sheriff Death Rumour

Publisher report1 reportUpdated 17 Aug 2026, 5:56 pmnotable · 45/100
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The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) has strongly denied reports circulating on social media claiming that jailed musician and politician, Zainab Sheriff has died. In an official statement dated 17 August 2026 and issued for immediate release, the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) described a flyer making the rounds online that purported she was dead [...]

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