[citation needed] In 1987, Minah was investigated by Inspector General Bambay Kamara for plotting a coup against President Joseph Saidu Momoh.
[2] A team of international oberservers from Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Algeria and South Korea all concurred that the trial was justified, and was not politically motivated.
[1] He received his education at Methodist Boys High School and read law at King's College London.
[1] In 1967, he entered politics and became a member of Parliament for Pujehun South District rising through the ranks and eventually becoming Vice President of Sierra Leone.
On 23 March 1987, police raided a house in Freetown and reported the discovery of heavy artillery, including rocket launchers.