 The Sierra Leone Police officers of the Sierra Leone Police Force were heavily criticized for using too much force and firing live bullets on protesters.The Sierra Leone Police opened an internal investigation on the 2007 incident and 2012 incidents in Koidu Town.President Koroma was again heavily criticized after at least two people were shot dead by police officers of the Sierra Leone Police Force at a protest in the northern city of Kabala against the living conditions and against the mining companies on August 16, 2016.