Monrovia, Liberia — The investigation into the December 18, 2024, arson assault on Liberia’s Capitol Building has taken a troubling flip, with new revelations pointing to the potential involvement of distinguished figures, together with Montserrado County Representative Dixon Seboe.
By Willie N. Tokpah
The Liberia National Police (LNP) have formally charged a number of people in reference to the assault, together with Kivi Bah (alias Kaba), Jerry Pokah (alias Tyrese), and Thomas Isaac Etheridge.
The suspects face a number of prices, together with conspiracy, arson, reckless endangerment, and prison mischief, following a hearth that brought about widespread injury to the Capitol.
The assault destroyed essential sections of the Capitol, notably throughout the Representative wing, the place the Joint Chamber, the fourth flooring, and the dome had been severely broken. The hearth brought about an estimated US$8.6 million in losses, with in depth destruction to authorities property, workplace tools, and electronics.
A Well-Planned Conspiracy
According to police experiences, the hearth was the results of a rigorously deliberate conspiracy. Key figures, together with John Nyanti and Amos Koffa, are stated to have collaborated with Bah, Pokah, and others in orchestrating the assault.
A breakthrough within the investigation got here when Bah offered key testimony, revealing particulars of the planning course of.
On December 17, 2024, Bah and Pokah reportedly met with Nyanti and Koffa in Jallah Town, the place they got funds to buy gasoline for the assault. Nyanti, who stays at giant, is believed to have coordinated the acquisition and offered logistical help.
Official Involvement Under Scrutiny
As the investigation unfolds, troubling questions have emerged relating to the potential involvement of presidency officers. According to Bah, on December 10, 2024, he and Pokah met with Representative Dixon Seboe, who allegedly gave them US$100 for meals and transportation. While the precise objective of the assembly stays unclear, Bah’s testimony has raised considerations in regards to the function of public officers in facilitating the assault.
In an extra twist, Bah claims to have overheard a cellphone dialog between Nyanti and Seboe within the days main as much as the hearth.
According to Bah, Nyanti had contacted Seboe to request monetary help for the “operation”, and Seboe allegedly agreed to offer the funds.
Although Seboe has not been formally charged or implicated, these revelations have sparked widespread public concern.
Citizens are calling for transparency and accountability, urging authorities to conduct an unbiased investigation into the potential involvement of Seboe and different public officers.
The Attack and Its Aftermath
The arson assault befell early on December 18, 2024, at roughly 5:40 a.m., when James Mulbah, a Capitol workers member answerable for unlocking the constructing, unknowingly allowed the conspirators to enter.
Once inside, the attackers allegedly poured gasoline on the third and 4th flooring earlier than setting the constructing ablaze, inflicting important injury, notably to the Joint Chamber and different key sections.
The assault adopted an earlier failed try on December 10, 2024, when conspirators tried however had been thwarted of their effort to ignite the Capitol. However, the profitable assault on December 18 has raised critical considerations over the safety of Liberia’s nationwide establishments and the involvement of influential figures within the plot.
Many Liberians are actually demanding accountability for all these concerned, no matter their political stature.
The public, together with opposition leaders and civil society teams, is looking for an unbiased inquiry into the potential involvement of presidency figures, notably Representative Seboe.