The group said according to Google traffic statistics, there was a noticeable decrease in traffic from Sierra Leone to search. Umaru Fofana @UmaruFofanaThe authorities in #SierraLeone shut off internet on Saturday night shortly after polls closed. Sierra Leone Decides (@SierraDecides) tweeted: “Sources in the Internet Service Providing Sector are telling us that Internet was shut down to stop @NECsalone and election bodies from sharing results data to party affiliates. Except for The Gambia in December 2016, according to the report, presidential elections in West Africa have been held without Internet disruptions. Other African countries that have blocked Internet access during presidential elections have justified the action as being in the interest of national security.

Source: Daily Observer April 02, 2018 02:26 UTC