Liberia: Acting Immigration Commissioner General Denies Involvement in Lofa ‘Ritualistic’ Killing Amid Violent Protest
Lofa County — Acting Immigration Commissioner General, Elijah F. Rufus, has vehemently denied accusations linking him to the homicide of Mayoungor Keleko, a 45-year-old girl discovered lifeless in Duwoigomai Town, Voinjama District, on New Year’s Eve.
By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr. (331886458910)-[email protected]
Keleko’s demise has sparked rising unrest within the area, with some locals accusing Rufus of involvement in ritualistic killings.
Keleko’s physique was found alongside a farm highway in Duwoigomai, prompting an investigation by native authorities.
The police arrested a number of suspects, together with 19-year-old Yakpawolo Moisemai, who was recognized as the first suspect. A 15-member jury convened to analyze the case decided that foul play was concerned, citing deep cuts on Keleko’s fingers and a damaged neck.
The scenario has turn out to be much more tense because of a shared surname between Moisemai and the Immigration boss, Elijah Rufus.
Rumors rapidly unfold, suggesting that Rufus and Moisemai have been associated and that the Immigration chief may need orchestrated the homicide for ritualistic functions.
Reports point out that Rufus’s father’s identify is Rufus Moisemai, and Elijah reportedly modified his surname from Moisemai to Rufus, adopting his father’s first identify.
However, Rufus has firmly denied any connection to Moisemai, stating that whereas they share the identical surname, they aren’t associated. He additionally clarified that he has not visited Duwoigomai Town since 1992, distancing himself from the occasions surrounding Keleko’s demise.
Despite Rufus’s explanations, native residents have continued to accuse him of being concerned within the crime. Eyewitnesses declare that Moisemai was heard trying to admit particulars about Keleko’s demise, main authorities to separate him from the opposite suspects for security causes.
However, simply days later, Moisemai was discovered lifeless in his jail cell, reportedly having hanged himself along with his shirt. His physique was taken to Tellewoyan Memorial Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
The discovery of Moisemai’s physique has additional infected tensions, with offended residents of Voinjama blocking roads and setting hearth to the native immigration sales space, demanding a direct investigation into the deaths of each Keleko and Moisemai.
In the face of those mounting accusations, Acting Commissioner Rufus has issued a robust assertion, denying any involvement in ritualistic killings. He described the claims as “far-fetched” and with none pattern of reality.
FrontPage Africa has gathered that the principle suspect, Moisemai 19 and the present immigration boss Elijah F. Rufus are bearing the identical surname with many individuals suggesting that the Immigration boss is said to the suspect and may need been the one which despatched Yakpawolo Moisemai to homicide Mayounger for ritualistic functions.
The Commissioner vehemently denies these claims, asserting his innocence and describing himself as a servant of God.
He responded to the allegations, stating that the allegations are “Far-fetched and have no truth whatsoever,” emphasizing that he’s a servant of God and never a ritualist. “I am not a ritualist, I am a servant of God he noted,”
He additionally clarified that the suspect named Moisemai, can be his household identify however he isn’t associated to the suspect. Rufus additionally revealed that he has not been in his (Rufus) own residence Town, Duwoigomai Town the place the homicide of Mayounger occurred since 1992.
The Commissioner additionally defined the confusion between his identify and the suspect’s, emphasizing that he was not current in the course of the current unrest.
He expressed concern for the security of his officers and clarified the roles of various safety businesses in sustaining order.
