Dear Editor,
This is to bring to the attention of the public an investigation that others and I are conducting on a series of events, suspicions, and allegations that have piqued our curiosity. As journalists, we feel compelled to follow the threads of events hoping they will lead to truth as what we are looking into appears to be a tangled web of unanswered questions.
In this letter, Mr. Editor, I am using aliases and alphabets for now in place of the real names of the characters surrounding the investigation.
It all began several months ago on Gurley Street, not far from the World Trade Center. There, I witnessed a curious scene behind a shop counter: a woman, well-built, adorned in the vest of a public corporation, engaged in spirited verbal exchanges with a man of peculiar appearance, with a non-Liberian accent. Their argument, punctuated by shouts and gesticulations, drew laughter and whispers from onlookers. Intrigued, I lingered, listening to snippets of their conversation.
This enigmatic woman, referred to as N-Queen or Richgirl, and C, the man with whom she was engaged at the back of the counter, became the focus of my inquiries. Her frequent visits to the Gurley Street shop, marked by curious exchanges and sometimes hushed whispers, fueled my desire to deepen my probe, hoping to find out the reasons behind these amusing scenes. The investigation has led us to several characters whom we have named N-Queen/Richgirl, C, M, Impersonator, and “My Boyfriend”. M and C appear to be the main attendants at the Gurley Street Shop, and M also runs a food and drink shop in Mamba Point, a venue that N-Queen also frequents with alarming regularities but alone nowadays not with “My Boyfriend” as was once the case.
RED FLAGS
As we delved deeper, red flags began to emerge, each one like a jagged piece in a puzzling mosaic: C used someone to impersonate him, the paranoia exhibited by the shop’s attendants when questioned are raised, and N-Queen’s outburst directed at me (culminating in an unseemly verbal attack) are just a few of the red flags. Other red flags are: the absence of a name on the Gurley Street shop, its encroachment onto the Street, alleged police visits, and M’s admitted practice of secretly recording customers. These added layers of deep concerns are encouraging the investigation.
It was particularly intriguing when C had me interviewed by an impersonator instead of him, C. The statements by the impersonator, later corroborated by C, revealed a level of deception, communication, and coordination between the various characters that is worrisome, to say the least. Phone calls placed to any of them, it seems trigger immediate exchanges amongst themselves, warning each other to be careful who they talk to or give their actual names, further fueling the flames of suspicions that they have something to hide.
This is just the beginning of the investigation. Our follow-up publications will cover the conversations with Impersonator highlighting corroborations made by C. Our intent is to use each piece of information to unravel this circus and arrive at the truth.
I urge you, the readers, to join us in this pursuit. Look for red flags, question inconsistencies, and assist us in putting together the puzzle. We call upon the authorities, the police, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), and every citizen concerned with upholding the law to join hands in this investigation. The suspected veil of secrecy shrouding these individuals and their activities must be lifted. We owe it to ourselves, to our community, and to the pursuit of truth to see this story through to its just conclusion.
Names of informers will not be released and will be kept confidential.
Stephen Konton
Contacts: 077678151/0888940931
