The Chief of Operations Unit of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Company (LDEA) is allegedly behind drug sellers and likewise selling medicine consumption in his group and different locations.
Abraham Okai Payne, often called Unit 704, was caught on video recording ordering LDEA Brokers to launch his daughter who was allegedly caught with big amount of narcotic substances locally.
On the video which is circulating on social media, the LDEA Chief of Operations is heard ordering the LDEA Brokers to launch his daughter to return residence.
Unit 704 informed the agent, “Go and provides her the cellphone, don’t minimize that cellphone off; your senior officer calling you you then refusing? You’ll not put on that uniform once more,” Payne additional threatened the agent.
When Payne quizzed the girl whether or not she was crushed, she responded, “Sure daddy, they beat me with rotten, they completed beating me.” Payne questioned the agent whether or not the girl was caught in a ghetto smoking or promoting medicine however the agent responded that the girl was caught (nude) with some group of males in a zinc-round home with medicine.
In keeping with the agent, the girl put up stiff resistance by attacking one of many brokers at which period two parcels of medication had been caught together with her. However the LDEA Chief of Operations demanded that the girl be launched to her sister.
“Chief, this girl was caught with medicine and we’re investigating her; persons are right here to ensure her,” the agent informed the LDEA Deputy boss. When Payne insisted for the discharge of the girl, the agent stated, “Sir, please enable me do my job.”
This aggravated the LDEA Chief of Operations and threatened unspecified actions in opposition to the agent for refusing his order. “That woman is my daughter you perceive me? Your launch her to her sister let she go residence,” Col. Payne demanded.
When the agent in cost insisted, the Chief of Operations in offended tone stated, “I’m speaking to you you then telling me that you just doing a bit of job? Wait I’m coming to Careysburg. there you’ll report back to my workplace tomorrow morning,” he angrily informed the agent.
When the agent who was in cost informed him (Payne) to permit him do his job, he threatened the agent with unspecified actions if he refuses to launch the girl who he (Payne’s) claimed to be his daughter.
Within the video, the LDEA Agent stated the girl was caught (nude) with some parcels of narcotic substances together with group of men in a home.
In keeping with report, Abraham Okai Payne was dismissed earlier than by the previous Director of LDEA Marcus Soko due to the identical medicine trafficking. Additionally it is reported that Unit 704 was introduced again within the system by his uncle, who’s the present Director.
In the meantime, the LDEA has suspended Mr. Payne pending investigation.
Hiw suspension comes following the emergence of an audio recording allegedly implicating him instructing the discharge of his daughter who was reportedly arrested in a ghetto.
An LDEA launch said that The officer’s alleged motion undermines the company combat in opposition to medicine.
Social media has been flooded with audio of the Officer allegedly threatening a junior officer to launch his daughter or threat dropping his job.
The Director Normal of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Company, Anthony Ok. Souh stated such allegation when confirmed undermines the integrity of the Company and compromise the combat in opposition to illicit medicine.
“The LDEA reiterates its zero-tolerance coverage on unprofessional and unethical conduct and assures the general public that no officer, no matter place or rank is spared when caught in any unprofessional conduct”, Mr. Souh stated.
Mr. Payne has been reportedly suspended and referred to the Board of Inner Inquiry and Skilled Requirements (BIIPS) for a radical investigation.