Fixed But Flooded: Monrovia’s Streets Still Impassable On Rainy Days

Source: FrontPage Africa

07/30/2010 - Nat Nyuan Bayjay,

SOAKY ROADS: While critics continue to blame the Chinese firm for poor drainage system resulting into such situations, both the Ministry of Public Works and their Chinese partner continually cite the issue of the rehab works being just the first phase with full rehab works expected to resume as soon as the rainy reason ends.

Commuters and probably pedestrians’ previous thoughts of having their worries of Monrovia’s streets that were in terrible and bad shapes being remedied seem far from over.


Despite the first phase of the rehabilitation works done on the principal streets of the capital by the Chinese Construction Company (CICO) after winning the bid to do so, every downfall of rain renders most of the city’s streets either heavily flooded or impassable, remaining so until after several minutes even after the rain stops.

The situation is increasingly becoming worrisome for the public for the busy and commercial streets in Central Monrovia that underwent CICO’s first phase of rehabilitation. The floods are mainly concentrated at the intersections of major streets, making most vehicles that are low and not built-up to most often dodge the affected areas which they do with little success due to the situations being the same almost in every location in the city center.

Among the regularly affected areas are the intersection of Broad and Lynch Streets which extends further to the DHL Office and the National Headquarters of the ruling Unity Party, the intersection of Randall and Broad Streets which results into the formation of deposited body of water at the corner of the two commercial streets as the water tries to force its way down Randall and Carey Streets, and the Carey Street portion where the famous Atai shop is located, among others.

While critics continue to blame the Chinese firm for poor drainage system resulting into such situations, both the Ministry of Public Works and their Chinese partner continually cite the issue of the rehab works being just the first phase with full rehab works expected to resume as soon as the rainy reason ends.

But critics have refused the excuse of the poor drainage being the result of the first phase as they say that the first phase of the rehab work in no way should mean the streets being flooded.

“Yes, thank you, man for taking the picture. Put it in the media so that they can know that they have not done a good job here and they should not continue to tell us that because there is a second phase of the work remaining that we should always be walking in water in the city whenever it rains”, said an angry pedestrian to the FrontPageAfrica’s reporter as he tip-toed in maneuvering his way of the flooded corner of Randall and Broad Streets while passing vehicles struggled to make their left and right-turns.

Rehabilitation of the pothole-ridden city streets of Monrovia is part of the World Bank's 10-year infrastructure projects for the post-conflict economy as the country faces the enormous challenges of reconstructing and constructing roads.

CICO is undertaking the rehabilitation of the streets of Monrovia under an agreement signed between the Government of Liberia and the Bank, as part of the country’s Infrastructure Fund being managed by the Bank.

While President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s inspection tour in April of this year of then ongoing rehabilitation work of the streets made her to express satisfaction over the pace of the work, it remains challenging on the Chinese construction firm’s part which also won the contract to re-construct the collapsed Via Town Bridge to curb Monrovia’s flood-prone city-center streets.

President Sirleaf during the tour commended the Public Works Ministry and Chinese engineers for working together to ensure the successful completion of the rehabilitation works.

The Chinese firm has also been rocked with workers’ complaints of low wages which prompted Public Works Minister, Samuel Kofi Woods, to give them assurance that his ministry was going to work with the relevant government agencies including the Ministry of Labor and the National Police to address some of their concerns.

Rehab works on Monrovia’s streets have over the months been greeted with mixed public views of both condemnations and delays on one hand and commendations on the other hand.

The project came to a standstill earlier this year in which government cited the slow pace of cash flow to the contractors, CICO, and its competing Chinese firm, the China Henan International Company (CHICCO) while the delay was further heightened by the country’s downpour of heavy rain.

The intensive rehab works have seen the removal and replacement of old ‘kotas’ and repairing and construction of drainages but much still desires to be done as Monrovia’s 1.3 million inhabitants, like the rest of the country’s population, still have about four or more months of rainfall and probably beyond, given the change in the country’s climatic conditions.

Report: Legislator Digs In County Funds; Firm Fails To Implement Project

07/30/2010 - Moses Varfee Kowo

Source: FrontPage Africa

Monrovia -

Ballah Zayzay, Representative of Margibi

New reports available to FrontPageAfrica show that some members of the Legislature are deeply involved with the administration of County Development Fund and in some instances organize their own corporate institutions with the hope of taking over a project in the county for implementation.

Reports say a Representative of Margibi County, Ballah Zayzay, has been found to have established his own Company, the Ballah Zayzay Construction Company, to implement a project on behalf of the County but failed to go ahead with the implementation of these projects in his home County.

Ballah Zayzay, Representative of Margibi County

There are reports that Representative Zayzay, a member of the County Legislative Caucus, failed to implement the project given to his company and also did not follow the Public Procurement and Concession Commission mandate.

Zayzay of district # 4 is said to have received more than US$50,000 to implement a project in Zauwein Town, Margibi County but failed to do so and the project was still standing incomplete as of May this year.

Also, according to an official of Margibi County, the Margibi County Lawmaker also appear to be caught in the audit report of the General Auditing Commission of Liberia and that entity might be recommending strong punishment for Representative Zayzay if he fails to provide expenditure and other supporting documentation in support of current audit examination.

According to the senior official of Margibi County, the audit might be asking the Ministry of Justice to take stronger actions against the Representative Ballah Zayzay for conflict of interest by using his position as a lawmaker to secure a contract from the county development fund in which he is part of those who are carrying out over sight of the project.

The lawmaker is said to have violated section 31(c) of the act creating the country public procurement commission enacted by the Legislature in 2005.

There are also reports that the Superintendent is being held responsible for violating sections of the PPCC act and the 2007/2008 budget law and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in awarding Liberia land contract to a company. Though the superintendent had said he will desist from awarding contracts to members of the Legislature.

Since the County Development Fund came into effect more than four years ago, the government of Liberia has spent close to US$15,000,000 to support locally driven projects in various counties in the country; but the government has largely not been able to attain the necessary force to ensure that those projects are implemented in these counties with persistent haul and poll between the county authorities and their lawmakers.

The Montserrado County Legislative caucus is currently calling on the General Auditing Commission to audit the former Superintendent of the County for allegedly using the County Development Fund.

No one County has got a successful implementation of the County Development Projects.

More than year ago the Superintendent of Bong Count y Rennie Jackson went back to his post after he agreed to restitute about US$10,000 following reports that the funds had been misappropriated.

PLAYING GAMES WITH LIBERIA’S FUTURE? Tyler, Wotorson Must Step Aside

07/30/2010 - FPA EDITORIAL

Source:  FrontPage Africa

ALEX TYLER AND CLETUS WOTORSON have two things in common these days: They both head bodies in the National legislature in post-war Liberia and both happen to be presiding over what is probably the most controversial piece of legislation in post-war Liberia, Threshold Bill viewed by many as a key component to the holding of the much-anticipated elections in 2011.

AFTER MONTHS wrangling over the legislation, House Speaker Alex Tyler recently called on the National Elections Commission to go ahead in making preparations for the holding of Legislative and Presidential elections later next year as members of both the Senate and the House moved to adopt a joint resolution to pass the controversial Threshold Bill with no county losing a seat while deciding that an additional nine seats will be awarded to five counties(Montserrado, Bong, Nimba, Lofa and Bassa).

THE SETTLEMENT yet to be set in stone leaves many unanswered questions and appears far from solving the Threshold dilemma.

TYLER’S VERDICT is already turning heads and is not sitting well with many of his peers in the House of Representatives. At least twenty senators signed the resolution and twenty-two Representatives voted to adopt the resolution which may lead to another try of signature from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who had previously vetoed the bill.

BESIDES the possibility of Sirleaf not signing the bill in its current state, some members of the House of Representatives have threatened to go to court on the Threshold Subject claiming that Speaker and some members of the Legislature were attempting to provide seats for constituencies where there should be no seats at the expense of the constitution of the Republic of Liberia.

TWO OF THOSE Representatives, Eugene Fallah Kparkar of Lofa County and Gabriel Smith of Grand Bassa County and Chairman of the House Elections Committee said they will move to the Supreme Court to seek redress on what they say is a deliberate attempt by their colleagues to circumvent the law.

IRONICALLY, the Senate resolution is suggesting that members of the Legislature among other things: “that the 64 electoral districts set-up and used by the National Elections Commission (NEC) for the conduct of 2005 presidential and Legislative elections shall remain constant. But for the purpose of the 2011 presidential and Legislative elections, each county shall retain the existing number of seats it has in the House of Representatives, except the counties of Bassa, Bong, Margibi, Montserrado and Nimba. Accordingly, nine (9) additional constituencies are hereby prescribed and established. The National Elections Commission shall reapportion such constituencies herein prescribed to the Counties specifically named in the resolution based on the fraction of a percentage contribution of the current seats each of the county herein named above to their total number of seats in the Legislature.”

SO WHERE do we go from here? It appears the bill is still in neutral gear with both Wotorson and Tyler apparently unable to break the ice and show leadership on the issue.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS has been pledged by the United States of America to ensure that the 2011 elections is held in a peaceful and non-violent atmosphere. United States of America Secretary of State Hilary R. Clinton during a recent visit to Liberia as part of a five African nation tour announced the US$17.5 million support from the United States of America to Liberia to strengthen the democracy of the post war country. Ironically, the most tension so far has come from elected lawmakers who should be responsible and show leadership by bringing this controversial legislation to a swift conclusion. So far, both Wotorson and Tyler have been toying with their peers.

JAMES FROMOYAN, Chairman of the National Elections Commission has persistently described the delay in the passage of the electoral threshold bill currently stalled at the National Legislature as one of the major hurdles to elections in 2011. “The fact that the National Legislature has not yet acted on this critical threshold bill is a major setback for the NEC work and we are of the conviction that the lawmakers will see wisdom in passing this bill without further delay”, the NEC Chairman appealed recently.

THE ELECTIONS Commission boss could not have been more right as he said, “We are already behind time, so it is important for them to pass this bill for us to begin doing the delineation of constituencies”.

THE BALL has been in the court of the Senate and House for sometime now. Passage of this bill is long overdue. Mr. Wotorson and Mr. Tyler must muster the courage to convince their peers about the urgency of the bill and end the playing game over an important piece of legislation now swirling in debates and uncertainty. If both leaders failed to deliver as they have done so far, they owe it to their constituents and the people of Liberia to step aside and give way to someone who can deliver. The looming 2011 elections will be much different from 2005 and those with seats on the line better watch out. Liberians will not be repeating the mistakes of 2005. It is about time that lawmakers recognize, take notice and pay heed to the cries of their people.

Mission Complete? TRC’s Verdier: “Ignore Recommendations & Perish”

07/30/2010 - Nat Bayjay
Source: FrontPage Africa

UNCEREMONIAL CLIMAX: While some of them, such as the South African TRC, have yielded positive results, the impacts of others were never felt with a fear that Liberia might be heading in similar directions. In the case of Liberia’s, the jury is still out over whether the Truth Commission’s work has been clouded in controversy or the victim of a post-war government unwilling or perhaps still struggling to accept the findings of a body of work detailing the horrors of a brutal civil war.

Monrovia -
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission tasked with the responsibility of promoting national peace, security, unity and reconciliation" by investigating more than 20 years of civil conflict in Liberia and to report on gross human rights violations that occurred in Liberia between January 1979 and 14 October 2003 closed shop Thursday, officially climaxing a body of work still swirling in a state of uncertainty.

Although a vetting committee is currently interviewing members for the Independent Human Rights Commission, tasked with the the responsibility under the TRC Mandate, Article X, to ensure the full implementation of the commendations contain in the TRC’s final report, the commission’s work has been eclipsed in controversy since it recommended a ban from political activities of at least fifty former and current Liberian government officials, including President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Alarming declaration: ‘Do so at your own peril’

OBLIGATION TO LIBERIA

“This obligation to report to the Liberian people quarterly on the implementation of all recommendations of the TRC is imperative and vital to our continued drive for lasting peace and reconciliation. We urge her not to renege, but be strong in faith and do what is right so that this glorious land of liberty will continue to exist under God’s command”.

Jerome Verdier, Chairman, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, RL

On Thursday, Jerome Verdier, Chair of the under-fire commission held a news conference without any of his fellow Commissioners in sight, in an office that was once busy and active but now stands dejected, the Chairman of Liberia’s erstwhile Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) did not only formally declare an end to the Commission’s work, but was cautious with this warning to Liberians: “Therefore, if we ignore the TRC Recommendations, we do so at our own peril”.

After a year and one month of the TRC’s submission of its Report to the National Legislature in accordance with the Act that created it, Verdier, whose chairmanship was characterized by both internal wrangling and accusations of being biased, told a delayed news conference in the capital Thursday that it is important for Liberia to take the TRC’s Findings and Recommendations as the way forward to seeing the country’s return to stability.

Verdier added: “For generations to come, we will be haunted by the ghosts of the past.”

The TRC was chosen over a war crime tribunal as the means of dealing with the country’s ugly and unforgettable 14 years of civil war following its end seven years ago; but the Commission’s more than four years of operations which were twice extended by the National Legislature, faced serious challenges including allegations of impartiality, non-payment of staffs and worst of all, dissenting opinions on the submitted Final Report from two of its commissioners.

A brainchild of the Accra Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in 2003, the Commission was tasked to ensure the promotion of national peace, security, unity and reconciliation as its objectives and purpose by

means of investigating gross human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law as well as abuses that occurred. These included the Commission’s investigation of massacres, sexual

violations, murders, extra-judicial killings and economic crimes, such as the exploitation of natural or public resources to perpetuate armed conflicts, all which happened during the period January 1979 to

October 14, 2003.

Coordinating Committee Takes Over

While the TRC is officially closed, the Chairman of the erstwhile Commission disclosed the constitution of what he termed as the ‘TRC Coordinating Committee’ being established with two main objectives:

ensuring that Government pays the Commission’s outstanding liabilities and providing supervision leading to the establishing of the archive center.

Responding to whether the constitution of such an interim committee is not outside of the Act, Verdier replied: “Are you implying that all we have worked for such as the documentations of the entire process

should be left here to rot or eaten up by rats? Are you also suggesting that all those who entrusted us with their money should not be repaid?”

However, Section 47 of the Act states: “The archives of the TRC shall remain in the public domain except those records or documents classified by the TRC as “confidential” which shall remain classified for 20 years following the retirement of the TRC. This restriction extends to commissioners, staff and persons privy to such confidential and closed information by virtue of employment, assignment or their involvement with the TRC or otherwise”.

The composition of the ‘Coordinating Committee’ obviously consists of no ‘Anti-Verdier’ Commissioners in a committee that sees his close former workmates of Massa Washington, John Stewart, and Reverend

Gerald Coleman as Commissioners, leaving no room for his once-opposing former workmates in the persons of Councilor Pearl Brown-Bull and Sheikh Kafumba Konneh. Both former commissioners dissented on the Final Report.

Again chaired by Verdier, Nathaniel Kwabo, Elwood Netty, Felix Yallah, Millicent Garli and Thomas Demamu make up the rest of the ‘Coordinating Committee’ as Executive Secretary, Finance Coordinator, Finance Officer, Coordinator and Administrative Assistant respectively.

President Lagging Behind In Reporting

Section 48 of Article Ten of the Act that created the TRC mandates the Head of State to report to the National Legislature within three months of receipt of the report of the TRC, and on a quarterly basis

thereafter, as to the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations which has not been done satisfactorily from a TRC point of view.

A disappointed Verdier spoke frustratingly about the failure of meeting the statutory mandate of reporting to the National Legislature by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, herself an indictee of the Report which is recommending her for a three-decade ban from public life along with others.

“To date, Her Excellency, the President, is lagging behind in her statutory commitment to report quarterly on the implementation of the TRC Recommendations” Verider lamented, adding, “and not a voice including that of the National Legislature has been heard.”

Verdier bemoans what he termed as the entire country’s mute posture on the President’s non-performance on a “major duty should have happened more than a month ago”.

Though she did make her first quarterly report four months ago, Verdier criticized the manner in which Sirleaf did so, adding: “While not much was recognized in the President’s first quarterly ‘report’ in March 2010, it was noteworthy for recognizing the good work of the Commission on the future of Liberia”.

He continued: “This obligation to report to the Liberian people quarterly on the implementation of all recommendations of the TRC is imperative and vital to our continued drive for lasting peace and

reconciliation. We urge her not to renege, but be strong in faith and do what is right so that this glorious land of liberty will continue to exist under God’s command”.

Section 48 further states that the National Legislature shall require the Head of State to show cause in the case of non-compliance. It states: “All recommendations shall be implemented. Where the implementation of any recommendation has not been complied with, the Legislature shall require the Head of State to show cause for such noncompliance”.

‘Current Payment Laudable’

He disclosed during Thursday’s news conference that the Government has commenced the payment of the TRC’s liabilities, a situation which sparked rounds of public debate last week ,including that of the

National Legislature on the government’s refusal to pay the Commission whose official work ended over a year ago.

“The Government has commenced the payment of all TRC liabilities, for which we are exceedingly grateful as this is a major significant step towards full closure of this herculean enterprise”, he revealed.

The Liberian TRC joins over 30 other truth commissions established in 28 different countries of the world since the mid-1970s with eight African countries other than Liberia establishing truth commissions.

South Africa has had three truth commissions, including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission established in 1995. Other African countries which have established such commissions are: Uganda (1974), Chad (1991), Nigeria (1999), Ghana (2002), Sierra Leone (2002), Democratic Republic of Congo (2003), and Morocco (2004) with negotiations are ongoing to establish one in Burundi.

While some of them, such as the South African TRC, have yielded positive results, the impacts of others were never felt with a fear that Liberia might be heading in similar directions. In the case of Liberia’s, the jury is still out over whether the Truth Commission’s work has been clouded in controversy or the victim of a post-war government unwilling or perhaps still struggling to accept the findings of a body of work detailing the horrors of a brutal civil war.

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ARCHIVES OF THE WICKED

(Meet Liberia’s Foremost Human Butcherers)

Note to readers:   

Gen. Moses Wright  of the AFL was contacted by Bernard Gbayee Goah to verify allegations that are brought up against him in the below cyber list that is circulated by a group named  "Forum For  The Establishment of A War Crimes Court in Liberia" on 8/27/2015".  Based  on the phone conversation between Gen. Wright and Bernard Goah,  Gen. Wright alleged that he was not in Monrovia BTC in June of 1990. Therefore, he  could not have part took in atrocities that were committed during that time.  Others have also testified that the General was not involved in the BTC Massacre that took place when 27 Gio and Mano families that were members of the AFL and residing at the BTC barracks were allegedly killed. 

Massacre, Summary Execution, And Other Gruesome Acts From 1990-2003

Submitted to:

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia

DATE	EVENT	PLACE	ALLEGED MASTERMIND	ORGANIZATION	HISTORY
Feb/1990	Massacre & arson	Yarsonnoh, Nimba County	Capt. James Chelly, Hon. Donzo, Commissioner resident in Ganta	Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL)	A group of AFL soldiers led by Capt. James Chelly, Hon. Donzo, Commissioner residing in Ganta, Massacred 71 persons in Yarsonnoh and burned 52 houses in that town.
Feb/1990	Massacre	Ganta, Nimba Co.	A group of soldiers headed by Edwin Voker, Commissioner of Sacleapea Mah, Vakaba Bility and Mr. Biabia	Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL)	A group of AFL soldiers headed by Edwin Voker, Commissioner of Sacleapea Mah, Vakaba Bility and Mr. Biabia entered Karnwee, Nimba County and arrested 18 young men under the guise of being NPFL facilitators. The victims were taken to Ganta and murdered.
March/1990	Murder	Nimba County	Paul Vaye, George Mansuo, and one Tarkpor	National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)	In March 1990 Paul Vaye, George Mansuo, Tarkpor Gweh and men assigned with them arrested Moses Duopue, Stephen Daniels and some of their family members and murder them in Tiaplay, Nimba County. They allegedly acted on the orders of the then Maj. Charles Taylor.
June/1990	Massacre	Monrovia,BTC	Moses Thomas, Moses Wright, James Chelly, George Dweh and Tailey	Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL)	In June 1990, Moses Thomas, Moses Wright, James Chelly, George Dweh and Tailey, in consultation with President Doe, massacred 27 Gio and Mano families that were members of the AFL and residing at the BTC barracks. They were buried on the beach behind the BTC.
July 29,1990	Massacre	Monrovia, Lutheran Church	Edward Slangar, George Dweh, Moses Thomas, commander of the SATU & Gen. Tailey	Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL)	on July 29,1990, Edward Slangar, George Dweh, Moses Thomas, commander of the SATU, Gen. Tailey & members of the AFL allegedly massacred over 500 persons at the Lutheran Church in Sinkor under the guise that they were Gios and Manos in that Church who were in support of NPFL advances on Monrovia and the overthrow of the Samuel Doe regime.
July/1990	Massacre	Bakedu, Lofa County	G. Anthony Mehn and  Joe Doe	National Patriotic Front of Liberia(NPFL)	in July 1990 ,G. Anthony Mehn, Joe Doe and their bodyguards murdered about 32 persons of the Mandingo ethnic group inBakedu Lofa County. The murderers were fighters of NPFL.
1990	Murder	Monrovia	George Dweh	Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL)	In 1990,George Dweh eliminated the Johnny Nah family in Monrovia.
August 2, 1990:	Massacre	Monrovia, JFK	George Dweh	Armed Forces of Liberia	On August 2nd,1990, George Dweh led a group of AFL soldiers to the JFK hospital and massacred 250 persons, most of who were Gios and Manos ethnic groups. majority of them were seeking refuge at the hospital compound while others were arrested at the gate that was placed on the boulevard at the hospital entrance.
1990	murdered	Wanlema, Lofa County	Gen. Jack the rebel	National Patriotic Front of Liberia	In 1990, Gen, Jack the rebel went to the remote town of Wanlema, Lofa County and murdered Chief Mamadee Kamara and family members.
Sept 10, 1990	Murder & massacre	Monrovia	General Prince Y. Johnson	Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia	On September 10,1990, the  INPFL, captured, totured and  butchered  ex-President Samuel K. Doe and massacred several others for alleged corruption .
1990	Murder	Caldwell	General Prince Y. Johnson	Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia  (INPFL)	In 1990, the INPFL killed one of Liberia’s musical celebrities, Tecumsay Roberts for  allegedly practicing homosexuality.
1990	Massacre	Freeport, Monrovia	General Prince Y. Johnson	Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL)	1n 1990, the INPFL massacred more than 100 innocent civilians who had gone to seek food at the Freeport of Monrovia. He accused them of looting food.
1990	massacre	Bong Mines	General Prince Y. Johnson	Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL)	1990, the INPFL killed 200 innocent persons on grounds of their alleged support for NPFL. This massacre was carried out at the orders of Gen. Prince Johnson
1990	Conscription and illegal recruitment of child soldiers	Caldwell base	General Prince Y. Johnson	Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL)	In 1990, the INPFL under the brutal command of General Prince Johnson recruited and used child soldiers to wage reign of terror on innocent people, contrary to the Geneva Convention.
1990	Looting of banks and properties	Monrovia	General Prince Y. Johnson	Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL)	In 1990, general Prince Johnson masterminded and ordered the looting of various banks in Monrovia. Stores at water side, ware houses at Freeport, were also affected.
May, 1991	Massacre	Zorzor, Lofa County	Mangouhb Menior of the NPFL murdered	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	In May 1991, Mangouhb Menior of the NPFL murdered 16 persons of the Mandingo and Gbandi ethnic groups in Zorzor. The victims were accused of being enemies of the revolution launched by Charles Taylor. Menlor was temporarily detained by Isaac Musa and later released on parole.
1991	Massacre	Kakata, Margibi County	An NPFL fighter code named “Mike Tyson”	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	In 1991, on Bong Mines Highway an NPFL fighter code named “Mike Tyson” placed 73 person in a house and burned them to death in a place called “compound” on the Kakata – Bong Mines Highway. The victims were arrested as suspected ULIMO fighters.
October 20, 1991	Murder	Zorgowee Town, Nimba County	Paul Vaye, Henry Kerdiah, George Mansuo and George Karsuo	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	on October 20, 1991: Paul Vaye, Henry Kerdiah, George Mansuo and George Karsuo arrested Jackson F. Doe in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, on the orders of Charles Taylor and murdered him in the Nimba Town of Zorgowee.
October,1992	murder	Gardnersville, Montserrado County	Christopher Varmo and Edward Wowah	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	in October 1992 during the infamous “Operation Octopus” launched by NPFL, five Catholic Nuns were murdered . Christopher Varmo and Edward Wowah carried out this operation.
October,1992	Summary Execution	Horton’s Farm, Kakata, Margibi County	Martina Johnson	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	in October 1992: Martina Johnson, NPFL artillery commander ordered the execution of 23 person arrested in Bong Mines as suspected fighters of ULIMO.
December 26,1992	Massacre	firestone, Margibi county	Joseph Zackor, alias “Gen. Zack”, Nixon Gayor, Francis Duanna and men assigned with them massacred	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	on December 26, 1992: Joseph Zackor, alias “Gen. Zack”, Nixon Gayor, Francis Duanna and men assigned with them massacred 35 persons at the Firestone Plantations, division No. 31 while escaping the ULIMO incursion in Kakata.
January 2, 1993	Massacre	Voinjama, Lofa County	Cllr. Lavella Supuwood	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL)	On January 2, 1993,  Cllr. J Lavelli Supuwoo, ordered and witnessed the execution of 18 persons in Voinjama. The blood of the victims was drained in a white bucket for unknown reasons.
June 6/7,1993	Massacre	Carter camp, Margibi County	AFL(Black beret) under the command structure of Brownell J Samukai	Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL)	on June 6/7, 1993 as established by the  Wako commission, the AFL/Black beret under the command structure of Brownell J Samukai  slaughtered close to 600 men, women and children in cold blood from 0100hrs to 0300hrs. . The victims are said to be buried on the outskirts of the camp.
May 11, 1993	Summary execution	Gbarnga,Bong County	Saar Gbollie	National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)	on May 11, 1993: Saar Gbollie executed 17 persons in the Gbarnga MP cell while serving as deputy MP commander for the Executive Mansion Presidential Guard Force (EMPPGF). The victims were arrested in Lofa on suspicion of being ULIMO fighters.
August, 1993	Massacre	Ganta, Nimba County	Matthew Cheplay	National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)	in August 1993: Matthew Cheplay, commander of “Wild Geese” and his men killed 21 persons in Ganta while in route to Sinoe and wanted to loot fuel from a trader. This incident claimed the lives of William Gensee, the wife, and three children of Samuel Luogon.
August 19,1993	Massacre	LAC, Grand Bassa county	Coo-Coo Dennis	National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)	on August 19,1993: Gen. Coo coo Dennis killed 26 persons in LAC when they were accused of being supporters of LPC.
1993	Massacre	Greenville, Sinoe County	George Boley	Liberia peace Council(LPC)	in 1993 more than 100 human skeletons were discovered at theFrancis J. Grant Hospital in Greenville, Sinoe County. According to Mr. David Swen, the acting hospital administrator at the time, the skeletons were of people taken captive and slaughtered by LPC  upon the orders of George Boley in 1993.
1993	Murder	Vahum, Lofa County	Charles Taylor and Thomas Worwiyu	National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL)	in 1993, Six Senegalese ECOMOG soldiers were murdered by Oliver Varnie, Timothy Mulbah and Joe Doe in Vahun on orders of Charles Taylor and his then defense Minister J. Thomas Wuworyu following ECOMOG’s deployment in his controlled areas. Their bodies were dumped in a valley in Vahun and NPFL authorities refused to turn the bodies over to. It was based on persistent international pressure that the bodies of the six Senegalese were turned over to the ECOMOG High Command. Their bodies were flown to Senegal for proper burial.
January 15,1994	Massacre	Neeswen Town, Rivercess County	NPFL	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL )	on January 15, 1994 ,the NPFL fighters killed 32 persons after they were accused of being supporters of the LPC. The fighters were said to have entered the town at about 3:00am and began slaughtering occupants of houses marked by the LPC.
February,1994	Massacre	Kpakolokuya Town, Bong County in	iafa Normah	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL )	In 1994, Siafa Normah ordered the execution of 15 men in Kpakolokuya Town, Bong County during his term as army chief of staff of the NPFL. Abel Normah and Wogbagii implemented the order.
May,1994	Massacre	Gbarnga, Bong County	Cassius Jacobs.	National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL )	in May 1994, Andrew Koah, Alosius Sackie, Gaye Getteh, Saturday Tuah, J.J. Doeh, and Marcus Seebo tied 19 men in a Tarpolin and hung them over a pile of fire until they died. The culprits acted on the orders f Cassius Jacobs.
1994	Summary Execution	Zorzor, Lofa County	General Apolo J. Swen,	ULIMO	Summary Execution in Zorzor, Lofa County in 1994: General Apolo J. Swen, front line commander for ULIMO, murdered 69 POWs of NPFL in Lofa. More than 100 civilians were also murdered two days after.
June 19, 1994	Massacre	Moulton Corner, Brewersville, Montserrado County	Alhaji G.V Kromah	ULIMO-K	on June 19, 1994 Nine persons, including an entire family, upon the orders of Alhaji G.V Kromah, were slaughtered in the areas that was controlled by Mandingo fighters of ULIMO-K who recaptured the area from  Krahn fighters.
September, 1994	Massacre	Kpoloppai, Bong County	George Boley	LPC	In September 1994, LPC massacred about 300 persons “allegedly” when they fled the fighting in Gbarnga between ULIMO – K and NPFL.
September, 1994	Massacre	Phebe, Bong County	LPC	LPC	Massacre at Phebe, Bong County in September 1994 as reported by residents of the area: LPC allegedly massacred over 100 persons who were hospitalized and or seeking shelter at the Phebe Hospital after fleeing fighting between ULIMO –K and NPFL.
October/1994	Massacre	Duoh, Nimba County	Coo-Coo Dennis	National Patriotic Front of Liberia( NPFL)	in October 1994, Chinese Japper, a then commander under Coo coo Dennis, murdered 86 persons in  while retreating from Bassa with about 1700 fighters escaping from LPC.
October,1994	Murder	Beilah, Bong county	Saturday Tuah	National Patriotic Front of Liberia( NPFL)	in October 1994, On the orders of Saturday Tuah of the NPFL, Junior Vaye dumped the wife and children of James Glasco in the St. John River in Beilah during the fall of Gbarnga to ULIMO.
November 1994	Massacre	Sendin Crossing Point in Nimba County	Dominic Sayeh and Bleh Vah	National Patriotic Front of Liberia( NPFL)	in November 1994: A group of NPFL soldiers led by Dominic Sayeh and Bleh Vah killed 176 persons at the Sendin Crossing Point in Nimba County. The victims were of the Bassa ethnic group.
November 11, 1994	Massacre	Ganta Nimba County	General Liberty	National Patriotic Front of Liberia( NPFL)	Massacre in Ganta Nimba County on November 11, 1994: General Liberty killed 21 unarmed boys in Ganta during the fall of Gbarnga. He accused them of being disguised ULIMO fighters.
December 15, 1994	Massacre	Cow Field, Duport Road, Montserrado County	Paul Vaye, Sam Lartee	National Patriotic Front of Liberia( NPFL)	on December 19, 1994, About 48 persons (civilians were massacred by Paul Vaye, Sam Lartee and other soldiers of NPFL, while they were asleep at their home. Cow Field, Duport Road in the Paynesville area. The bodies were buried in a mass grave in the Palm Grove Cemetery on Center Street.
January,1995	Murder	Grand Kru County	Liberia Peace Council	LPC	in January 1995 as reported by Isaiah Momboe Sackor, Ni LURD commander alias K-1 ffu Borta Community Development Association/ The Inquirer Newspaper, January 3, 1995 Vol. 4 # 241: The Liberian Peace Council fighters killed 18 citizens
Sept. 27, 1995	Massacre	Tappita, Nimba County	Gen. Jack the Rebel	NPFL	on September 27, 1995 reported by JPC: Gen. Jack the Rebel acting upon the orders of Charles G. Taylor killed 105 persons in Tappita. These people were killed because they refused to give up their only sawmill in their town.
March, 1996	Massacre	Bokomu District, Fassama Town, Lofa County	Maj. A.C. Dorley held	ULIMO	In March 1996 as reported by an escapee/Monrovia Daily News Vol. 3 # 61: Several person lost their lives in six villages and towns by fighters of ULIMO. The commanders Maj. A.C. Dorley held separate meetings in the area at which time he accused the villages of being informants for the Lofa Defense Force (LDF) and retreating remnants of NPFL.
April 18,1996	Massacre	Zuanna Town/Bloun Town, Roycesville,Bomi County	ULIMO	ULIMO	in on April 18, 1996 as reported by several residents including the block leader/The News Newspaper, December 11, 1996 Vol. # 47: Twelve persons were killed when a group of fighters of ULIMO stormed the area and burned down the displaced camp and Karmo Town.
August, 1996	Massacre	BTC, Monrovia	AFL	AFL	Mass Grave found at Barclay Training Center (BTC) Beach, Central Monrovia, Montserrado County in August 1996 as reported by Chief Pathologist, Dr. Isaac Moss/ The National Chronicle, August 29-30, 1996 Vol. 1 #31: A team of medical doctors and health practitioners involved in the exhuming and reburying of dead bodies revealed that over 500 bodies were exhumed at the BTC beach and reburied at the Center Street Cemetery. Some of the people died from bullets or blunt objects while some were beheaded.
August,1996	Massacre	Matadi Estate, Airfield and	Unknown	Unknown	in August 1996 as reported by Chief Pathologist, Dr. Isaac Moss/ The National Chronicle, August 29-30, 1996 Vol. 1 #31: Mass grave were discovered in these areas by a team of medical doctors.
March 28, 1996	Massacre	Sinje, Grand Cape Mount County	ULIMO	ULIMO	On March 28, 1996, according to a UN press release issued by the Special Representative of the Secretary General Amb. Anthony B. Nyakyi, about 17 civilians were killed and many were injured while about 1000 civilians escaped the bloodbath. But other reports put the number at 25 to 48.
Sept., 1996	Murder	Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County	Unknown	Unknown	More Killing in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County in September 1996 as reported by fleeing residents/The Inquirer Newspaper October 4, 1996 Vol. 5 # 75: Unidentified fighters reportedly killed
1996	Brutal killings	Robertsport, Grand Capemount County	ULIMO	ULIMO	Nine prominent citizens of Robertsport were executed by men of ULIMO on  claims that their victims gave money to another armed group to attack their positions.
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October,1996	Gruesome Killings	seyon Town Bushrod Island	Unknown	Unknown	in October 1996 as reported by residents of Seyon Town/The News Newspaper October 18, 1996 Vol. 7 # 24: Three ex-combatants who had lured the market women from the Freeport of Monrovia where they had gone to buy rice and bulgur wheat slaughtered the two women; Doris Dekeh and Louis (surname not known). The three after they had killed the women, sprinkled kerosene on their remains, covered them with tires and set them ablaze. LD $2500 was taken from them.
December 11, 1996	Massacre	Zuanna Town Bloun, Royesville, Bomi County	ULIMO-J	ULIMO-J	in Zuanna Town Bloun, Royesville, Bomi County on December 7, 1996 as reported by the News Newspaper December 11, 1996 Vol. 7 # 47: Eight persons were killed. ULIMO-J is accused of committing the act.
November 28, 1997	Murder	Gbarnga, Bong County	Benjamin Yeaten	NPFL	on November 28, 1997 an opposition politician and former Deputy Speaker of the TLA, Samuel Saye Doke, his wife Janet, his sister Serena and nephew Emmanuel Voker were arrested at a security checkpoint in Gbarnga while in route to Sanniquellie, Nimba County to attend a welding. It was alleged that the SSS Director, Benjamin Yeaten ordered their arrest. Following their arrest, Mr. Dokie was brought to Monrovia for investigation and subsequently take back to Gbarnga. Three days later, the burnt bodies of the Dokies, the government said it never ordered the arrest of Mr. Dokie. The SSS Director, Benjamin Yeaten, however, admitted ordering Mr. Dokie’s arrest, but not his murder. Yeaten was temporarily relived of his post to assist in the investigation. The court for lack of evidence acquitted two security personnel Richard Saydee and Kennday Fineboy, who had been named as prime suspects. Their bodies are said to be buried around a place called Barbecue Corner on the Gbarnga-Kokoy Road
December 16,1997	Murder	Free port, Monrovia	State security	GOL	on December 16,1997 as reported by eyewitnesses: Daniel Nyankan, a businessman was found dead around the Freeport of Monrovia with bruises all over his body. His death sparked off controversy, with the police authorities accusing ECOMOG soldiers of killing Nyankan. Family sources, however, quoted eyewitnesses as saying that state security forces killed Nyankan after he had been severely flogged.
April,1998	Massacre( pregnant woman and others buried alive)	Zorzor, Lofa County	NPFL	NPFL	in April 1998 as reported by Zorzor citizen youth leader George/ The Heritage, April 28-30, 1998 Vol. 2 #53: NPFL fighters killed several people including pregnant women. The youth leader (George) claimed that the victims’ hands and legs were tied before they were buried alive in shallow, thin graves of about three to four feet deep.
June 28, 1998	Murder	Paynesville, Montserrado County	SSS personnel	GOL	on June 28, 1998: Nowai Flomo, a market woman, disappeared from her residence in Kpelle Town, Paynesville. She was allegedly abducted from her house at about 11:00am by nine officers of the SSS, led by one David Daniel, who had gone to visit Ms. Gormie Jartu, a housemate of Ms. Flomo. The SSS officers allegedly murdered her after an exchange of words over the manner in which the security personnel drove in the yard. Her corpse has not been found. The police later released all those arrested in connection with the disappearance for what the police termed “lack of evidence”.
Sept. 18,1996	Massacre	Johnson Road, Monrovia	Security forces	GOL	on September 18, 1998 as reported by resident in the Camp Johnson Road Area: State Security forces attacked Gen. Roosevelt Johnson, a former warring faction leader, on Camp Johnson Road. The government within 24 hours gave three different reasons for the invasion, which eyewitness accounts say, claimed the lives of over 100 persons. The government put the casualty figures at 53. The government first said that its security forces went to evict illegal occupants in private houses when they came under attack. Then, State Security Officials alleged that they were on patrol in the Camp Johnson Road area when they came under attack from supporters of Gen. Johnson.
September 19, 1998	Massacre	Camp Johnson Road, Monrovia	Col. Junior Fania, Leo Jebo, Saa Gbollie, Joe Tuah, General Eric Sway, and Arthur saah	GOL	On September 18th, President Taylor ordered the eviction of Mr. Roosevelt Johnson from his residence. Several persons of the Krahn ethnic tribe ran into the Episcopal Church. SSU allegedly executed about 1500 persons, mostly young men at dawn of September 19, 1998. Col. Junior Fania, Leo Jebo, Saa Gbollie, Joe
August 11, 1999	Massacre	Nikagabozu, Lofa County	LURD/NPFL	LURD/NPFL	about 100 persons were massacred  in Nikagabozu. This was believed to be a reprisal of a recent massacre of elders and Chiefs of Lawalazo by dissident forces (LURD) when they entered Liberia on August 11, 1999. The students blamed the massacre squarely at the feet of Defense Minister, Daniel Chea as a result of an interview he granted the BBC Journalist Robin White.
October 10,1999	Massacre	Swen, Bomi County	Siafa Norman	NPFL	on October 10, 1999: Siafa Norman massacred about 20 civilians who were accused of being LURD supporters in Swen Mechan District, Bomi County.
January 2000	Massacre	Zorzor District, Lofa County	Security forces	GOL	Massacre in Bawon Town, Zorzor District, Lofa County in January 2000 as reported by UL students from Quardu-Gboni Mandingo Chiefdom/New Democrat Newspaper, February 4-7, 2000 Vol. 6 #145: Armed militiamen massacred 18 persons of the Mandingo ethnic group in Lofa County. Government announced an investigation into the extra-judicial killings, but nothing was heard beyond the announcement.
January,2000	Massacre	Gbarnga, Bong County	Melvin Sobani	GOL	in January 2000: Melvin Sobani ordered the execution of 26 unarmed civilians in Gbar, Bomi County. They were accused of being supporters of LURD
May,200	Summary Execution	Voinjama, Lofa County	Joe Gbala	LURD	in May 2000: Mr. Joe Gbala ordered the execution of 42 captives in Voinjama. They were considered GOL soldiers who had surrendered in a battle between John Town and Zorzor. Others were brought from Foyah
March,2001	Summary Execution	Kornia, Lofa County	Momo Jebah	ATU	in March 2001, Momo Jibba ordered the execution of 14 persons in Kornia, Lofa County when GOL recaptured the town from LURD. He also planned and executed the death of François Massaquoi, the then Youth and Sports Minister.
June 9,2002	massacre	Bopolu, Gbarpolu County	Sekou Damante Conneh	LURD	on June 9, 2002, Ofourie Jay alias “Iron Jacket” upon orders of Sekou Damante Conteh , massacred 110 young men and women in Bopolu, Gbarpolu county. They were accused of being sympathizers of GOL
July 20,2002	Massacre	Tubmanburg, Bomi County	Benjamin Yeaten	GOL	in Marhair River Bridge, on July 20, 2002 as reported by two of the survivors, about 175 persons were massacred allegedly on the orders of Gen. Benjamin Yeaten. They claimed that the people were sympathizers of LURD.
Sept. 18, 2002	Summary Execution	Congo Town Monrovia	Charles Taylor, Jr	ATU	on September 18, 2002: Isaac Gono of the ATU, Chief Driver of Charles Taylor, Jr. “Chucky”, was beaten to death on the morning of September 18, 2002 for allegedly hitting a dog with Chucky’s car.
October 21, 2002	Incursion into Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	Charles G. Taylor		on October 21, 2002: Charles Taylor mandated Benjamin Yeaten Joe Tuah, Liaison officer, Edward T. Zamay, Training Officer, Walloe, death squad commander, Osebo Demain, logistics officer, and Matthew Karn, artillery commander to cross into Ivory Coast to assist Felix Doe, leader of the Western Rebel, as mercenaries
February 28, 2003	Massacre	Toe’s Town, Grand Gedeh County	General Gbor Vaye	GOL	on February 28, 2003 as reported by JPC Monitor/The Inquirer Newspaper, March 17, 2003 Vol. 13 #39/ The News Newspaper, March 17, 2003 Vol. 14 #222: General Gbor Vaye of the GOL slaughtered three employees of the Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) namely: Kara Lund, a Norwegian, Arty. Emmanuel Sharply, a Liberian and Country Director, and driver Muse Keita, another Liberian were massacred while in route to Maryland County to pay their employees. The perpetrators were never brought to justice
June 4, 2003	Murder	Paynesville, Montserrado County	Gen. Benjamin Yeaten.	GOL	Murder in Paynesville, Montserrado County on June 4, 2003 as reported by the deceased wives and relatives: The Deputy Ministers for National Security and Public Works, John Yormie and Isaac Vaye were arrested on the night of June 4, 2003 by a group of armed men under the command of one “Bababa” of the SSS which it was alleged he was acting on the orders of Gen. Benjamin Yeaten. They were allegedly brought to Monrovia, interrogated and later driven back on the Gbarnga-Ganta highway (CNC Logging Company area) and later killed. Their bodies were allegedly dropped on the train track by a container in the Ganta area. Their wives are demanding their bodies to give them a befitting burial
May 26, 2003	Massacre	Gbarn, Nimba County	Adolphus Sampson	GOL	on May 26, 2003: Adolphus Sampson, special bodyguard to Gen. Benjamin Yeaten murdered a family of five at the railroad bridge near Gbarn, Nimba County upon seeing then with $75,000LD, and two pieces of diamonds
May 2003	Summary Execution	Lofa Bridge	Sekou Kromah	LURD	In May 2003,General Sekou  Kromah and his men murdered 24 persons on Lofa Bridge. The victims were arrested in the Tubmanburg area and charged with reconnaissance. On the same day,  the perpetrator forced a boy to killed his father and suck up his brains.
June-July 2003	Summary execution	Monrovia	Lomax, artillery crew commander of Wild Geese and Marcus High Grade	GOL	Summary execution in Monrovia in June-July 2003: Lomax, artillery crew commander of Wild Geese, Marcus High Grade, bodyguard to Yeaten and Nyan murdered 42 persons on the Johnson Street Bridge for looting. The victims were accused but never tried.
June 9, 2003	Summary Execution	Stockton Creek bridge, Monrovia	Charles Taylor, Jr.	ATU	on June 9, 2003, Charles Taylor, Jr. “Chucky” murdered 18 persons at the Stockton Creek Bridge. Gen. Roland Duo men arrested these people as POW of LURD.
July, 2003	Massacre	Combat Camp	Gen. Yeaten	GOL	in July 2003: Marcus High Grade and Gola-Red acting on instruction of Gen. Yeaten transported 78 wounded soldiers from Monrovia to Combat Camp, under pretense of going to pay them and killed them. The victims were demanding to be paid by Charles Taylor.
July, 2003	Summary Execution	Klay, Bomi County	Cllr.J  Laveli Supuwood	LURD	in July 2003, General Abbas of LURD ,said to be acting upon the orders of Cllr. Laveli Supowood,vice chairman/operation, LURD, murdered 26 persons in Klay. The victims were arrested on Bushrod Island as POW of GOL. Most of their bodies were chop to pieces.
September 8-20, 2003	Massacre	Tubman Farm, Bong County	Gen. Benjamin Yeaten	GOL	On September 8-20, 2003: Zeezah Mazah, special bodyguard to Benjamin Yeaten fed Mr. Charles Taylor’s lions with 26 living persons on his farm in Maleki, Bong County. This was a prescribed punishment for those who committed crimes.
October 11-26, 2003	Summary Execution	Po-River, Bomi County	General Wasue Donzo	LURD	On October 11-26, 2003: General Wasue Donzo of the LURD ordered the execution of over 26 persons on the Po-River Bridge, Tubmanburg Highway and dumped some of their bodies in the Po-River.
2003	Massacre	Buchanan, Grand Bassa County	Thomas Nimley	MODEL	In 2003, upon the instructions of  the high command of MODEL, over 1 60 persons were placed in a house custody, and the house set on fire on suspicion of being fighters of GOL
October, 2003	Massacre	Greenville, Sinoe	Alphonso Zeon	MODEL	In July, 2003, fighters of MODEL under the command of one General Alphonso Zeon arrested 86 civilians, tied them up in a tarpaulin , lighted fire under them and roasted them to death. Most of the victims were men whose women were seized and raped.
November, 2004	massacre	River gee County	General zero	MODEL	In November, 2003, 20 persons were arrested , accused of being Charles Taylor sympathizers, and skinned to death with their hearts extracted and eaten by child soldiers of MODEL
2003	Massacre	River Gee County	H. Don Morias	GOL	In 2003, more than 500 innocent persons were slaughtered upon orders of H Dan Morias and others in Glawlo, River Gee County.
2003	Massacre	Liberia/Ivorian border	Thomas Nimley	MODEL	300 persons who refused to join the MODEL fighting group were executed. Some of them were amputated and left to die while others were beheaded. Most of these acts were carried out by child soldiers on orders from  Boi-blajue-Boi of MODEL
2003	Summary execution	Clara Town, Bushrod Island	LURD commander alias K-1	LURD	In, July, LURD commander alias K-1 ordered the killing of over 25 civilians for allegedly looting.
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