By Richmond B. Tholley
A 42-year-old herbalist in the northern town of Mile 91 has been arrested and detained by the Sierra Leone Police after videos of women he slept with in the town were seen on his phone and eventually shared virally on social media.
The herbalist, Issa Fullah, was arrested on February 6th, 2024, by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Mile 91 Police Station after multiple videos of the women he slept with were seen virally on social media.
The issue is currently the talk of the town, and it has risked several marriages. Some of the women are reportedly on the run.
“My sister is supposed to be wed this Friday, but a video of her and the herbalist went viral, and the husband has called off the event,” the sister of one of the victims said.
Fullah, the herbalist was arrested together with Mahmoud Ishmail, and they are currently under investigation.
According to multiple sources, the herbalist is famously known in the town for having extraordinary powers, and people from different parts of the town, neighboring villages, and chiefdoms go to his shrine for either healing or other traditional cleansing.
The herbalist, sources said, is mostly visited by women who visit him to solve their marital problems.
It was most of these women who visited his shrine that the herbalist lured them to have sex with him, promising them he would solve their problems.
In the videos, the herbalist is seen having sex with the women and unknowingly videoing them with his phone.
Mahmoud Ismail, who is currently detained with the herbalist, shared the videos virally when the herbalist gave him the phone.
The herbalist in all of the videos will secretly take videos of the women, including their vagina, waist, and other private parts. Other revelations say there are still more videos of some prominent women in the town that are yet to be released.
Ishmail, sources said, asked for the herbalist’s phone so he would send the photo of Prophet Muhammed.
With eagerness to see the said picture of Prophet Muhammed, sources say, the herbalist handed over the phone to Ishmail, who moved the videos to his phone and later shared them virally on social media.
Local Unit Commander of the Mile 91 Police Chief Superintendent of Police Michael JK Laggah confirmed that the herbalist and his co-suspect are in their custody.
CSP Laggah said that they are investigating the matter. Currently, the LUC said they have multiple videos of the herbalist having sexual intercourse with various women.
Those videos, he said, are part of the evidence.
“The investigators are gathering more information and evidence about the matter. Photographs of the room where he has been sleeping with the women have been taken,” the LUC stated.
