By: Mabinty M. Kamara

Claim: LAJ is out of prison

Verdict: TRUE– Popular hip-up artist LAJ has been spotted in a  viral video among other alleged released inmates. It is claimed that he has been freed from the Pademba Road Correctional Centre where he has been serving a jail term.

Methodology: the SLAJ/NDI SuperNewsRoom fact checkers contacted the Sierra Leone Correctional Service Media Officer Lesly Cole-Showers who confirmed that LAJ is not in their custody.

Conclusion: We can authoritatively confirm that LAJ is out of prison

Note:  This fact-checked story is a product of the SLAJ/NDI SuperNewsRoom on Combating Disinformation in Sierra Leone’s 2023 electoral cycle. The project is supported by Global Affairs Canada to enable citizens to have access to credible and accurate information in Sierra Leone.

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