Ansarul Islamic Boys Secondary School also known as"A School," is a government sponsored public secondary school located in Tankoro Chiefdom, Koidutown, Kono District, Sierra Leone. The school was founded on Islamic Principle in 1974 by two illustrious Fula businessmen, Alhaji Sajalieu Bah, and Alhaji Chewtor Jalloh. The school is an affiliate of the Sierra Leone Ansarul Islamic Mission. The school's motto is "Service To Mankind." The school is the first and only boys secondary school in Koidutown. The school is regarded as one of the most prominent Secondary schools in the region. The school's alumni includes medical doctors, theologists, diplomats, politicians, paramount chief, military officers, lawyers, educators, athletes, and business entrepreneurs. Although the school has an Islamic tradition, students from all religious background are accepted, and the staff is made up of teachers from different religious background.
Class rooms, principal's office, Library and Mosque:
The school campus at the moment in Koidu City has eleven structures. One among the structures, towards the east is a library. The library was constructed by the school's alumni association in 2021. South- East of the campus is a computer library and the office of the principal of the senior sector. The school campus is fenced with concrete bricks and a big entrance gate painted black and white representing the uniform color. Outside the fence is a mosque serving both the students and people around the school premises. The rest of the other structures are classrooms and a conference hall.
Centre of campus is used as football field, volleyball field, sporting field, and assembly ground.
Past principals include:
- Past Principals include:
- F.M. Lamin,
- Mohamed W. Jalloh, and I.S.K. Mansaray.
- Sheku Kamara
Current principal:
Abdurahman Bah
Notable alumni
- Dr. Kaifala Marah - Sierra Leone Minister of Finance
- Mr Mb Jalloh: Co-founder and (PRO) Kono Progressive Union (KPU) Netherland
- Sheikh Saad Jalloh: Chief Imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York
- Captain Sadibu Hydara - Former Minister of Interior & Government Spokesman, The Gambia
- Prof Osman Gbla - Dean of Sociology & Law Dept. Fourah Bay College. Also, Chairman of African Union African Peer Review Mechanism, Sierra Leone.
- Sulaiman Bah - Director of Public Prosecution, Sierra Leone
- Paul Saquee - Paramount Chief, Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District
- Lt. Said Barrie (late 1991): Sierra Leone Army & Civil War Hero
- Alimu Koula Bah - Former Secretary General of Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA)
- Peter Baio Kamara: Head of Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission, Eastern Region
- Wahab Lera Shaw - Performance Coordinator, Office of the President, Sierra Leone
- Ibrahim Marruf Barrie - Economist, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Ibrahim Pateh Bah - Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone
- Alhaji Jalloh - Information Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Saudi Arabia
- Prof. Ibrahim Yusuf Sillah, PhD - Lecturer - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- Professor Abu Bakarr Bah, Ph.D.: Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University, IL, USA and Editor-in-Chief, African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review.
- Abubakarr Bah: Footballer - Leone Stars & Diamond Stars
- Prof Mohamed Jalloh, PhD - Lecturer, Ansarul Islamic College, Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Mohamed K. Mansaray: Founder and Leader of Alliance Democratic Movement (ADM) Party
- Mohamed C. Bah - National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Party, Sanjeev Bah, Presidential Aspirant
- Alimou Diallo - Regional Coordinator, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Accra-Ghana
- Mohamed Kondeh – Attorney & Human Rights Investigator – United Nations OHCHR, Geneva, Switzerland
- Sheikh Ibrahim Jalloh: Imam, Masjid Al-Ihsaan, Brooklyn, New York
- Sheikh Savane - Imam, Riverside Islamic Cultural Center, New York City
- Amadu Wurie Barrie - ICT Business Analyst, Department of Human Services (DHS), Canberra
- Mohamed Alpha Siraj Bah. Co-Chairman Minnesota African Task Force Against Ebola. & Executive Director-AMAB Foundation, CEO, Bahsco Global Holdings, Inc. Minnesota, USA
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