Magbeni

Magbeni
Village
Magbeni

Location in Sierra Leone

Coordinates: 8°33′00″N 12°49′01″W / 8.55000°N 12.81694°W / 8.55000; -12.81694
Country Sierra Leone
Province Northern Province
District Port Loko District
Population (2000)[1]
  Total 400
Time zone GMT (UTC-5)

Magbeni is a village in the Port Loko District of Sierra Leone, and is a part of the Koya chiefdom within the district. The village was part of Operation Barras, a rescue mission involving the British Army and the West Side Boys militia group who occupied the village.[2]

Economy

Sand mining is the main industry in the village, which is mainly used for construction purposes.[3]

References

  1. Watkin, Kenneth (2016). "10.3.3 Modern Counterterrorism: Sierra Leone". Fighting at the Legal Boundaries: Controlling the Use of Force in Contemporary Conflict. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0190457996.
  2. Woods, Larry (2010). Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State. DIANE Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN 1437923100.
  3. Kamara, Patrick Jaiah. "Magbeni village gets sand mining boat". Sierra Leone Concord Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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