Edwin Sam - M’boma is a Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

an military commander. He is currently at the rank of Major General

Major General

Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

 and is also the Chief of the Defence Staff of The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Military of Sierra Leone

The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of its international obligations...

. In February 2007, M'boma acted as spokesman for the RSLAF in declaring that no voting booths for the upcoming federal elections

Sierra Leonean general election, 2007

Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 11 August 2007. Seven candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election; no candidate received the necessary 55% of the vote to win in the first round, and a second round was held between the top two candidates,...

will be placed inside the army barracks. Instead, the booths will be placed among other civilians, thus eliminating th chance that military personnel votes can be separated from that of civilians.

Source

• "Ahead of 2007 Elections…Chief of Defense Staff Rejects Polling Boxes", Standard Times Press, 20 February 2007