Monrovia – The previous President of the Liberia Council of Church buildings, Bishop Kortu Brown, has burdened the necessity for authorities of the Liberia Nationwide Police to speed up the continuing investigation into the alleged provocation and assault incident involving two of its officers and a Fula Lady.
By Obediah Johnson
On Wednesday, July 23, two separate movies went viral on the social media exhibiting a distressed lady sporting a hijab resisting arrest whereas clutching her little one and cooking the capital and past.
The footages have been displayed confrontation between cops — accompanying a staff from the Liberia Electrical energy Company (LEC) on an influence theft probe — and a girl later recognized as Zainab Bah escalated right into a chaotic scuffle. Within the video, Zainab is seen throwing chair and what gave the impression to be soup at one of many officers earlier than being overpowered.
Her hijab was forcibly pulled off within the course of, sparking quick backlash from the nation’s Muslim group. The second, seen by hundreds on-line, has come to represent greater than only a botched arrest — it has change into a rallying cry for justice, dignity, and respect for spiritual identification.
Talking in interview with reporters at his places of work in Brewerville, outdoors Monrovia on July 25, 2025, Bishop Brown noticed that although the swift efforts utilized by the police to launch a probe is welcoming, the LNP should not delay in releasing to the general public the end result of the investigation.
He acknowledged the good transfer made by Police Inspector Basic Gregory Coleman to calm the scenario and forestall chaos when he apologized to the Fula Lady and the Muslim Group in the course of the protest which characterised the incident.
Bishop Brown claimed that the incident clearly reveals that Liberians reside with “suspicion about each other.”
He noticed that spiritual crises are most frequently fueled by minor incidents and as such, residents, together with spiritual leaders, needs to be aware of instigating the incident between the LNP officers and the Fulani Muslim lady.
Politicizing the incident
Bishop Brown maintained that it doesn’t augur properly for false interpretations of the
Incident within the public.
He warned residents, particularly politicians and non secular leaders, towards politicizing the incident.
He stated although he doesn’t intend to justify the peaceable protest staged by the Fula and Muslim communities in Liberia with out acquiring a allow, the protest was “spontaneous” and solely meant to name consideration.
Bishop Brown termed as “good” the style and type wherein the police acted to stop the protest from escalating to violence.
He emphasised that the drawing of perceptions or conclusion evaluating the involvement of Christian and Muslim leaders in incidents involving members from their religions should be discouraged by all well-meaning Liberians.
He burdened that Liberians will need to have a real dialog towards injustices no matter who’s concerned.
“This isn’t about politics. Only one incident can flip every part round. And so, authorities shouldn’t leap with reconciliation. We must always tamper our speech with tolerance; there needs to be no Muslim or Christian sentiments as a result of, no one profit from violence.”
Bishop Brown additionally discouraged the threatening or name for the appliance of the rule of legislation with violence.
Bearing best duty
He emphasised that the sustenance peace and stability in Liberia relaxation on the shoulders of Liberians.
“We attraction for calm and I believe all Liberians together with spiritual leaders ought to give the police the possibility to research. We don’t know the actual fact or the total story. And so, let’s look forward to the conclusion of the police report.”
He stated residents needs to be aware of stirring confusion which ignite over a decade of civil battle in Liberia.
“The 15 years civil struggle in Liberia was not about of a gaggle of individuals combating us; it was we combating amongst ourselves. We should hold the peace. Our brothers and sisters within the Christian and Muslim communities-all of us ought to stay calm and look forward to the report back to know what occurred and the way it occurred.”
