State Lodge

The State Lodge
General information
Address	Hill Station, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Coordinates	8°29′12.21″N 13°14′2.1″W / 8.4867250°N 13.233917°W / 8.4867250; -13.233917
Current tenants	Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone
Owner	Government of Sierra Leone

State Lodge Is the official residence of the President of Sierra Leone and is located at the affluent neighborhood of Hill Station in the West End of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown .

Though the State Lodge is Sierra Leone's president official residence, the State House is the working place and official office of the Sierra Leone's president as well as the meeting place with visiting Heads of State and members of the international community.

Sierra Leone's current president Ernest Bai Koroma resides at the State Lodge.

Security

The State Lodge mansion is heavily guarded by the Presidential Guard, which is made up of a special unit of soldiers of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces, responsible for the protection of the president of Sierra Leone. The Presidential Guard is under the command and supervision of the Sierra Leone Ministry of Defence and National Security.

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