By Bridgett Milton
(Monrovia Capitol Hill, February 5, 2026) The Home of Representatives has invited the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and the Ministry of Training to seem earlier than the plenary to handle the alleged inhumane therapy of Liberian college students learning in international international locations.
The Home took the choice on Thursday, February 5, 2026, throughout its common session, following a communication from Margibi County District #2 Consultant Ivar Okay. Jones.
In accordance with him, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, a household contacted him in tears over the alleged drugging and sodomizing of Richardson Queminee, a Liberian scholar attending Kalinga College in Naya Raipur, India, by an Indian citizen, an incident he stated has left the coed traumatized.
He stated the state of affairs underscores the pressing want for stronger preventive and redress mechanisms by the Liberian authorities to safeguard residents overseas, notably college students.
Rep. Jones referenced Article 6 of the 1986 Structure, which states that ” the republic shall, due to the important function assigned to the person citizen underneath this structure for social, financial, and political well-being of Liberia, present equal entry to instructional alternatives and services for all residents to the extent of accessible sources. Emphasis shall be positioned on the mass schooling of the Liberian individuals and the elimination of illiteracy,” and being cognizant of such provision, it’s heartbreaking for fogeys to speculate their hard-earned sources in educating their little one or kids in international international locations, and such tragedy befalls them.
The Ministers are anticipated to current complete documentation on the variety of Liberian college students at present learning overseas and the measures in place to guard them.
Nonetheless, many lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction with how Liberians are handled overseas.
