MONROVIA-In what seems to be an embarrassing, puzzling and dramatic improvement, a casket was compelled open in the course of the road, in site visitors, on the orders of state safety officers on obligation for the “Sufficient is Sufficient” Protest, which has gained momentum across the Congo City, Tubman Boulevard Belt.
Individuals of all ages, defying the rains and chilly climate, are out within the streets in honor of the protest organized by STAND and different involved residents to “ship a message to the federal government of President Joseph Boakai.”
On vital eye-catching second was the forceful opening of the casket being conveyed on high of a car, heading within the path of Congo City.
The incident occurred not too removed from the Blue Crest College campus nearly adjoining the headquarters of the CDC, a significant participant in As we speak’s protest.
Upon noticing the casket lined in a black plastic, officers stopped the driving force and requested him to open the casket, apparently to know its contents – or what was inside.
The driving force made frantic efforts to clarify to the officers that the casket comprises a physique and that they have been enroute for burial, however to no avail, as officers insisted the casket is opened.
In a tacit expression of reluctance, the driving force received down, eliminated the plastic and ultimately opened the casket, solely to note a dull physique of a person.
Talking to reporters, the driving force expressed frustration over the scenario, terming it a whole embarrassment.
Requested whether or not it was embarrassing to open the casket,” he answered within the affirmative, “sure, it’s. We’re going to bury and the officers couldn’t take heed to us,” as he was seen placing the black plastic over the white-painted easy trying casket.
The scenario unmasked officers’ willpower to make sure that something that has the potential to trigger chaos is arrested and put underneath management.
It had been broadly reported that the protest planners had supposed to parade with casket, depicting the collapse of the state underneath the present administration of President Boakai who campaigned to “rescue” the nation from the previous administration he accused of poor management and corruption.
Our reporters within the area have indicated that the protesters are steadily, in an organized method, marching in direction of central Monrovia, to the primary level of the Protest, the Capitol Constructing.
They’re anticipated to learn and current a particular petition to the federal government, highlighting what they’d earlier categorized as “huge corruption, tyrannical management, hardship, sufferings, abuse of energy and complete disregard of the rule of legislation.”
Alphonso Toweh
Has been within the occupation for over twenty years. He has labored for a lot of worldwide media retailers together with: West Africa Journal, Africa Week Journal, African Observer and did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Occasions, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He’s the present correspondent for Reuters
He holds first MA with honors in Worldwide Relations and a candidate for second grasp in Worldwide Peace research and Battle Decision from the College of Liberia.
