Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after military barracks attacked | Military News

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio claims ‘calm restored’ after government said the attack was repelled.

Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after gunmen attacked a military barracks in the capital, Freetown, according to a government statement, after months of post-election unrest in the West African nation.

Sierra Leone’s government on Sunday said they had repelled the attack at the military’s main Wilberforce barracks and were in control of the situation.

Information Minister Chernor Bah assured the public in a statement on Sunday that “the government and its…