While not explicitly using the term "coup," the police expressed their concern that despite ongoing endeavors to solidify the achieved peace and democratic progress, specific individuals persist in engaging in actions intended to disrupt the harmony and serenity of the nation.
[4] The arrested retired chief superintendent, identified as Mohamed Yetey Turay, was detained between 5 and 6 August in Liberia, at the request of the Sierra Leone government.
[5] The fact that the government did not give more names of those arrested or their ranks led critics of Bio's government to conclude that there was no plot and that it was an excuse to repress the opposition, who rejected the electoral results in the past elections denouncing irregularities and violations of the electoral process.
"[5] On November 26, 2023, unidentified gunmen attacked the central prison in Freetown, along with the presidential palace and an armory.
Julius Maada Bio declared a national curfew, and later thirteen officials were arrested in the attempted coup.