Police Align Operations with SDP to Enhance Public Safety and Traffic Management
In line with President Dr. Julius Maada Bio’s declaration of 2026 as the Year of Action, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have launched decisive safety operations aimed at ensuring safer roads and enforcing the Right of Way (ROW) across key locations in the Western Area.
The nationwide initiative, spearheaded by Inspector General of Police (IGP) William Fayia Sellu, is anchored in the Sierra Leone Police Strategic Development Plan (SDP), particularly Goal One, which focuses on enhancing public safety and reducing crime. The ongoing operations give practical effect to Interventions 14 and 17 of the SDP, which emphasize crime reduction as well as improved traffic management and road safety measures.
Acting in accordance with the presidential proclamation, IGP Sellu and his command team on Tuesday carried out the demolition of makeshift and illegal structures erected on the Right of Way and beneath the Hill Cut overhead bridge. The exercise aimed to restore free vehicular movement, reduce traffic congestion, and improve overall public safety in the affected areas.
During the operation, the police also dismantled an illegal settlement reportedly used as a hub for drug trade and trafficking, a development authorities say posed a serious threat to community safety and national security.
The enforcement drive extended to IMATT, Regent, and areas around the American Embassy, where unregulated timber trading activities had encroached on the Right of Way. These activities, according to the police, were contributing to persistent traffic congestion and putting pedestrians and road users at risk.
The Sierra Leone Police have reaffirmed their commitment to sustaining the operation nationwide, emphasizing that the initiative forms part of a broader strategy to reclaim public spaces, enhance road safety, and reduce crime in line with government policy and the SLP’s Strategic Development Plan.
Residents and road users are being urged to cooperate fully with the police and adhere strictly to traffic regulations, as the Year of Action begins to take tangible shape through visible enforcement and public safety initiatives.
