Monrovia – Reports emerging from Lofa County indicate that armed Guinean soldiers have allegedly crossed into Liberian territory, raising fresh concerns over border tensions between the two countries.
Live video footage captured Guinean troops at the Surlunba crossing point after crossing the Makona River, which is widely recognized as the official boundary between Liberia and Guinea. The soldiers were reportedly seen on Liberian soil.
Local sources say county authorities, including the Superintendent of Lofa County, were quickly dispatched to the area to engage the soldiers and seek clarification on their presence. However, the soldiers allegedly instructed the officials to direct their concerns to higher authorities rather than addressing them on the ground.
FrontPage Africa has not independently verified these reported exchanges between the Guinean soldiers and local officials.
The development comes shortly after a high-level emergency summit in Conakry, Guinea, where regional leaders—including Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Guinea’s Mamadou Doumbouya, and Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio—signed a communiqué reaffirming their commitment to respect territorial integrity and resolve border disputes through dialogue rather than confrontation.
It remains unclear why the Guinean soldiers reportedly crossed the border again or what their intended mission may be.
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