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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Jefferson Tamba Koijee has launched a scathing rebuke of Liberia\u2019s Police Inspector General, Gregory Coleman, following the brutal killing of Sianneh Goe Ricks, a Liberian-Canadian returnee, in her home along the Marshall Highway.<\/p>\n

In a strongly worded post on his official Facebook page, Koijee described the incident as \u201cheartbreaking\u201d and a \u201ctragic reminder\u201d of the deteriorating state of the Liberia National Police (LNP) under what he called the \u201crogue leadership\u201d of IG Coleman.<\/p>\n

Ricks, who recently returned from Canada with hopes of contributing to national development, was found dead on Friday in her bedroom in Ben Town, Marshall, Lower Margibi County. Her body was discovered on a burning mattress under circumstances residents described as deeply suspicious. Early reports suggest she may have been raped, beaten, and tied up before the fire was set.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe once-respected LNP has now been reduced to a criminal enterprise,\u201d Koijee wrote. \u201cIt is now an infected arm of state power, crawling with ex-rebels and rogue elements like Johnny Bolar Dean, Unit 106, and Nelson Freeman, who parade themselves as protectors of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koijee, Secretary General of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), further accused these same security elements of being \u201cshamelessly stationed\u201d at the Capitol Building before it mysteriously caught fire \u2014 a blaze he claims IG Coleman has refused to account for.<\/p>\n

\u201cRather than submit to an investigation, Coleman is busy chasing the $1.8 million budget for the Capitol\u2019s renovation like a hungry fox circling a chicken coop,\u201d he said. \u201cMeanwhile, our national peace hangs in the balance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also condemned the LNP for being weaponized to repress citizens and silence dissent. Koijee referenced a recent scandal involving $200,000 in state revenue, in which a key witness allegedly faced pressure from police to recant their testimony. Despite the witness going public, no action has been taken, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is the so-called voice of the people, Senator Darius Dillon, in all this?\u201d Koijee asked. \u201cHis cowardly silence is deafening while his constituents face police brutality, mysterious killings, and intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koijee also blasted the Boakai-Koung administration for, as he put it, prioritizing questionable procurement deals, such as the importation of yellow machines from China, over national security.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur streets are no longer safe. Our women and children are no longer safe. And our country is bleeding under the weight of corruption and impunity,\u201d he declared. \u201cThis is no longer a matter of politics. This is a matter of life and death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on June 25, 2025, LNP spokesperson Cecelia Clarke confirmed via telephone call on OK FM\u2019s Morning Rush that five individuals have been arrested as persons of interest in the death of Madam Ricks. She said an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n

Callers to the radio program expressed outrage and sorrow, warning that such incidents could discourage Liberians abroad from returning home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is unfortunate and scary,\u201d one caller said. \u201cHow can we ask people to come back and invest when even in their own homes, they\u2019re not safe?\u201d<\/p>\n

The tragic death of Sianneh Goe Ricks has amplified public demand for accountability, justice, and reform in Liberia\u2019s national security apparatus, a demand that grows louder by the day.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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