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Law enforcement agency
Sierra Leone Police
Common name
Salone Police
Abbreviation
SLP
Motto
A Force for Good
Agency overview
Formed
1894
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
Sierra Leone
Map of Sierra Leone Police's jurisdiction
Legal jurisdiction
Sierra Leone
Governing body
Government of Sierra Leone
Operational structure
Headquarters
George Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Officers
12,500
Agency executive
Ambrose Sovula, Inspector General of Police
Parent agency
Sierra Leone Ministry of Internal Affairs
Website
https://www.police.gov.sl/ http://www.police.sl
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is the national police force of the Republic of Sierra Leone. It is primarily responsible for law enforcement and crime investigation throughout Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Police is under the jurisdiction of the Sierra Leone Ministry of Internal Affairs, a cabinet ministry in the Government of Sierra Leone.
The Sierra Leone Police is headed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), who is appointed by the President of Sierra Leone and confirmed by the Sierra Leone Parliament. The president has the constitutional authority to fire the Inspector General of Police at any time.
The current Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police is William Fayia Sellu who was appointed by president Julius Madda Bio on 27 July 2022 to replace Ambrose Sovula, who had been in the post since March 2020.[1]
The Sierra Leone Police was established by the British colony in 1894 and is one of the oldest police forces in West Africa.
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