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| Calm Returns To Lofa As Monrovia based Lofa Citizens constitute committee |
| Published on March 01, 2010 | Email To Friend Print Version
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Latest report reaching the Informer Newspaper indicates that calm has returned to Lofa County following violence clashes last Friday which according to information resulted in the killing of five persons.
According to police report, twenty one others received gunshot and cutlass wounds.
Acting Information Minister, Elizabeth Hoff said seventeen persons have been arrested and are undergoing police investigation in connection with the violence.
Minister Hoff says police also seized five single barrel guns, seven cutlasses and one knife believed to have been used in the violence.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, Mark Amblard in a press conference held Friday in Monrovia, instructed riot police deployed in the county to harshly handle anyone who would continue to engage into the act of riot.
The Police Director told reporters that following the deployment of ERU and other police officers, a dusk to dawn curfew has been imposed in Voinjama.
Violence broke out in Lofa Friday when students of Lutheran Mission School went on the rampage protesting the mysterious death of their school mate, Korpo Camara of the eleven grade class in Kornia, Lofa County.
The students' protest sparked out rumors that a mosque was burned in Konia following a demonstration as a result some unscrupulous Mandingo elements carrying on violent raid in Voinjama in which several churches were burned together with some private homes.
As a result of the situation, citizens of Lofa County based in Monrovia in an urgent meeting at the Capitol Building in Monrovia have constituted a special committee to investigate Friday's violence in Konia Town and Voinjama City.
The special committee is to also mediate in resolving the dispute and recommend measures to avoid a recurrence of the violent incident. The delegation comprising three citizens each from the seven districts is to leave Monrovia for Lofa on Today. Former Foya District Representative Philip Tarlie is heading the delegation.
The meeting called by the Lofa Legislative Caucus was attended by citizens from Salayea, Zorzor, Voinjama, Quadu Gbondi, Kolahun, Vahun and Foya Districts. The Legislative Caucus, which serves as ex-officio on the special committee is to travel with the delegation.
According to latest report there is no evidence of any mosque being burned.
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