In his first public remarks since a viral video threatened him over Liberia’s record cocaine bust, Joseph Boakai Jr. addressed the nation directly Wednesday, denying any involvement in drug trafficking, explaining how his name became tangled in the case, and welcoming what he called a full, impartial investigation. It is, he said, “most likely the first and only time” he will publicly address the allegations.
MONROVIA — Joseph Boakai Jr., the son of President Joseph Boakai Sr. and known widely as “Jojo,” broke a three-year public silence Wednesday morning to deny, directly and personally, any connection to narcotics trafficking. It came days after a viral video showed armed men threatening him over Liberia’s record US$318 million cocaine seizure.
