Liberia: Family of Late Alvin Koller Myers Calls on LNP to Launch Full Investigation into their Brother’s Death

MONROVIA – Amil Myers, the brother of Alvin Koller Myers, who was mysteriously murdered while working as a gate-man on the Old Road, near Tupee Taylor Junction, is calling on the Liberia National Police to conduct a thorough investigation into his brother’s death.

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By J.H. Webster Clayeh (0886729972)-[email protected]

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Myers, speaking to FrontPage Africa, alleged that his brother was killed in the early morning hours of Monday, July 22, 2024, while serving as a security guard for Madam Weayatta Snorton, a resident of Old Road.

“I was in bed at 4 am when my sister called to tell me that our brother was dead. They killed him while he was on duty as a personal security guard. The woman he worked for said armed robbers entered the fence and killed him at 1 am,” he explained.

That night, Myers rushed to the scene on Old Road, but the lifeless body had already been taken to John F. Kennedy Hospital.

“I went there with my family, but by the time we reached the scene, his body was gone. I asked where his body was, and they said that by 2 am, the woman in the yard called Zone #3. The police came and called people from JFK Hospital to take the body away. It was 2 o’clock when they removed the body from the scene,” Myers told FPA.

He added, “I asked why they couldn’t wait until we arrived. They said they didn’t know any family. I told them it was wrong; they should have waited for us.”

Myers narrated that he then went to JFK Hospital and inquired at the emergency area about his brother.

“I went to JFK Hospital and asked if someone had been brought in that night. They said yes, but the person was taken directly to the mortuary, which meant my brother had died at the scene. I wanted to go to the mortuary to see his body, but they said it was too late, so I went back home.”

That night, Myers left the hospital, went home, changed his clothes, and returned to the house where his brother was killed.

“In the morning, I went to Old Road, where the incident took place. I saw a group of police officers from the Homicide Department. They began taking pictures and asked where the armed robbers had entered or exited the fence, but there was no trace,” Myers emphasized.

He added, “A friend of mine named George lives not far from the fence. George said he was in his room when he heard noise inside the fence. He decided to knock on the gate and call my brother’s name, but there was no answer. The only sound was someone dragging a cutlass on the ground.”

“I later met with the lady my brother worked for. She told us that armed robbers entered the house and killed my brother, but there was no trace or evidence of a break-in. I don’t know if the armed robbers only came into the yard to kill my brother,” he questioned.

Myers added that the police informed his family they were still investigating, but they never explained why they removed the body from the crime scene without notifying the family.

“When I went there, I was shocked. Why did the police handle it that way? Someone died mysteriously, and we don’t know who killed him. Then they took his body straight to the mortuary without the family’s consent, as if he were trash. Even a madman on the street has a family,” he said.

Madam Snorton, the employer of the late Myers, could not be reached as her phone rang endlessly.

When contacted, Police Spokesperson Cecelia Clarke told FPA that she was unaware of such a report.