As LDEA Stresses The Need For Released Suspect To Be Turned Over
Ramsey N Singbeh Jr
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The involvement of Police in Margibi County in a drugs related case has raised a serious concern about how the case was being handled. The case is centered on a Sierra Leonean National (Aisha Kamara), a 38 years old female and a 33 years old Liberian identified as Samuel Sannie.
The CSD or Crime Services Department of the police was unable to provide a charge sheet or a statement from the Liberian but told our reporter that he was exonerated by the lady’s statement made to the police.
The operations of the police (Brutus Joe Korboi) said he made the arrest on Saturday February 22, 2025 during the night hours and detained the suspects (Aisha Kamara and Samuel Sannie) till Monday February 24, 2025 when he turned them over to the CSD in the presence of the media.
He also clarified that had he wanted to do anything uncalled for, he would have done it without anyone knowing but he is a professional police man who believes and respects the law and his ethics.
The CSD provided a copy of the statement from Aisha Kamara but did not make available any statement from Samuel Sannie. They said Aisha’s explanation declares him innocent and further sets him free.
A copy of Aisha’s statement narrates that she got a call from one of her village brothers only identified as Jebro in Sierra Leone to take delivery of his goods. Following that, she received a call from a driver who told her to go to Parker Paint Junction for the goods. She got the goods and made her way back to Kakaka, not knowing that it was drugs.
The Marijuana At The Police Station In Kakata
The statement also says when she got to Kakaka around Lonestar Cell MTN, she asked the 33 years old Samuel to help her take the goods at her house, promising to pay him. Aisha’s explanation notes that she, while in route with the goods at her house with the help of the man, they got arrested by the police before she got to know that she has been carrying drugs.
She requested the police to allow her to call Jebro, when she did at first, he responded and promised to call back but after a while, his phone was switched off.
Two conflicting statements came from the CSD office, one says that Brutus Joe Korboi claimed to have had a written statement from Samuel but he did not give the CSD the statement. Another one says there is no statement from Samuel because the lady’s explanation did not implicate him and there was also no need for that.
How be it, Brutus maintained that he openly turned everything related to the case to CSD after he made the arrest.
Henceforth, the Liberia Drugs Inforcement Agency or LDEA in Margibi County which one of the suspects was turned over to say it is not in the preview of the police to investigate drugs cases. The LDEA also says the man that was released could have been used as a state’s witness in court during the adjudication of the case.
The LDEA also says ignorance of the law excuses no man so Samuel is supposed to also be turned over to the LDEA for investigation like in the case of Aisha because he is the main man who was caught with the drugs (marijuana).
Also according to an information shared by a prominent member of the Margibi County Joint Security Team, T Ocarleus Subah regarding the issue, the two suspects were detained and set to be sent to court.
At the moment, the LDEA says it is still investigating the issue and making efforts to get the guy who was released by the police. No charge has been made yet as we are still following up on the half bag of marijuana case in Margibi. Further updates will follow subsequently.
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