Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

In 2023, police upped the reward for tips leading to his arrest his to €200,000. In a statement on Facebook, Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio denied any knowledge of Leijdekker or his ...

The MRCG also called on the Sierra Leone Police to address the issue amicably as soon as possible and ensure the journalist and his family’s safety. “The hard-fought battle to repeal the criminal ...

The Netherlands has formally requested the extradition of convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious figure in international ...

Jos Leijdekkers as captured in a screen grab of a video taken in a church in Sierra Leone on New Year’s Eve. The Sierra Leonean police says it has made a discovery that the individual seen in videos ...

Two of the sources with knowledge of the situation said Leijdekkers had been in Sierra Leone since at least early 2023. "It is the highest priority of police and prosecutors to get him to the ...