Freetown, 27 June 2025 — The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced the payment of Le12 million (new Leones) into the Government of Sierra Leone’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), marking another milestone in the Commission’s ongoing anti-graft drive.
The funds, recovered over the past year, were deposited into the CRF account at the Bank of Sierra Leone, according to a public statement issued by the Commission on Friday.
Speaking on the development, ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala, Esq., noted:
“This payment is part of the huge recoveries we have made in the last seven years as part of the Commission’s non-conviction based assets recovery approach. Some of the matters were also charged to the High Court and convictions were secured. We had also ensured that, where public officials are involved, the said officials did not only lose their jobs but were also barred from holding public office for at least three years.”
He emphasized the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that ill-gotten wealth is neither retained nor enjoyed by corrupt officials.
Since 2018, the ACC has recovered over Le76 million through its non-conviction based asset recovery mechanism. It has also recorded a conviction rate exceeding 90 percent in cases prosecuted at the High Court, reflecting the Commission’s aggressive legal stance against corruption.
Additionally, the Commission boasted a compliance rate of over 90 percent in asset declaration among public officials—one of the highest on the African continent.
The ACC reiterated its pledge to safeguard public resources through enforcement, prevention, and education, assuring citizens of its unwavering determination to hold corrupt actors accountable.
