Monrovia – Cllr. Moiffie Kanneh, brother of Cllr. Boakai Kanneh, has told FrontPageAfrica that his brother (Boakai Kanneh) and sister were attacked in Gbarpolu County earlier today, Monday, December 14.
According to Cllr. Kanneh (Moiffie), his sister Botoe Kanneh, who is contesting for the Senatorial seat in the county, had arrived along with Boakai and entourage but were briefly prevented from entering Nomod Town where a rerun of the county’s senatorial election is scheduled to take place Tuesday, December 13.
Speaking to this newspaper via mobile phone, Cllr. Kanneh accused the townspeople, including the town chief, of being directly behind the attack on his client, his sister, his brother and her entourage.
“I was told that when they arrived yesterday, they were denied entry into the town and after some scuffles, they managed to enter the town and slept. But today, the townspeople brought out the country devil (mask dancer), which chased my people out of the town. My brother was severely beaten and left for dead,” he narrated with deep sadness on his tune.
Up to the time he spoke with FrontPageAfrica, Cllr. Kanneh stated that he didn’t know the whereabouts of his sister, his brother and others who had gone with them to Nomod Town.
He disclosed that he was on his way to the National Elections Commission to lodge a formal complaint of the incident.
Cllr. Boakai Kanneh, who is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia, is the head of the Law Reform Commission (LRC). He also served as a Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
One Jibba Alexander Kanneh, who is probably based outside Liberia, posted this message on Facebook: “In Norman, Boakai N. Kanneh was just attacked and beaten and he is at the point of death. Botoe Kanneh is currently admitted at the hospital. Liberians, please come to our Aid.”
More updates will follow as we get them.