In 1992 at just age 25, Captain Valentine Strasser had seized power from His former boss President Joseph Momoh and had become Sierra Leone’s Head of State making him the youngest ever in West Africa.

Strasser sat on wealth and many opportunities but he soon allowed his youthful exuberance to be his waterloo .He engaged in high level of profligacy and failed the war against rebel leader Forday Sankoh.

He grew unpopular with accusations of mismanagement and ordering the killing of many of dissenters of his regime. Majority of his soldiers defected to the rebel army after he employed the services of mercenary front Executive Outcomes.

Strasser was ousted in 1996 through a palace coup staged by his deputy Julius Maabo who assumed his position afterwards. Strasser fled to London and attempted studying law at Warwick University on scholarship. He couldn’t feed nor afford decent accommodation.

Hardship, coupled with divorce and constant harassment from a daughter of one of his victims soon forced him to abandon the school.

He was granted amnesty and returned to Sierra Leone where he’s been living with his mum and struggling so hard to make ends meet.

He laments over his joblessness and takes solace in the Palm wine bars.

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2019/03/from-president-to-pauper-meet-youngest.html

Nawa o

Life!!! Shey him no learn from him co African leaders ni?? With offshore account Swiss bank , the caymans and all! Dumb Bleep!! I bet he was busy pounding kitten throughout his reign

There's a lot relevant history that'll go untold

Whether he was a coup plotter or not,he is part of Sierra Leone's history n they should do right by him.He doesn't deserve the life he is currently leading.I hate small countries.


His story is quite fascinating.Reminds one of that nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy"...Born on Monday, christianed on Tuesday bla...bla...bla

things happen for africa from 1960-1999

Okoroawusa:
Whether he was a coup plotter or not,he is part of Sierra Leone's history n they should do right by him.He doesn't deserve the life he is currently leading.I hate small countries.


His story is quite fascinating.Reminds one of that nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy"...Born on Monday, christianed on Tuesday bla...bla...bla

Married on Wednesday.
Took ill on Thursday.
Worse on Friday.
Died on Saturday.
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end of Solomon Grundy

id911:
If he were to come from Nigeria, he can never ever be poor as Ex-Head of State whether he stole while in power or not. Go and check what this country is paying all past Nigerian leaders monthly or yearly as the case may be including coup plotters that committed treason by subverting the mandate of the people.

Nigeria is probably the only country in the world that pay coup plotters in the name of being Ex-Head of States. Useless country

for example BUHARI now turned BOKO.HARI
!

Funny. He should at least have some connections. He can't tell me he doesn't know someone, who knows someone.
Las las he can go into acting movies.

Life is very unpredictable.

Power, money and fame are not for weak ones...

Funniest part, majority will read for reading sake without reflecting on the reality.

Learning biggerly

Hmm.....

His life his choice
Nice lesson to black heads

Have any one written his or her brisin exam?

That's how present MODs will be banned on a regular basis by next MODERATORS.
mtchewwwwww

Life......................

the consequences of falling from grace to grass

problem I have with people who touch money is that they forget about the future...money has wings you know

Only outside Nigeria would such take place.

God please give us freedom....