Liberia: Former Weah Government Official Alvin Wesseh Denies Arrest, Claims Police Presence Makes Him Really feel Unsafe

Monrovia – Former Assistant Agriculture Minister Alvin Wesseh has clarified that he has not been arrested by the Liberia National Police (LNP). However, he claims that cops have surrounded his house, making him really feel unsafe.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected]

Earlier experiences advised Wesseh had been arrested and was in police custody. However, throughout a dwell telephone interview on the Spoon Network, Wesseh acknowledged he was at house however alleged that safety officers have been encircling his residence.

According to Wesseh, he obtained intelligence suggesting that he and different members of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) have been accused of planning to disrupt President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA). He additional alleged that police have been planning to arrest him and detain him in an undisclosed location till the deal with was accomplished.

“There are security officers who came to my house to arrest me, according to information. Based on security intelligence, they claimed Alvin Wesseh and others are planning to mobilize and disrupt the SONA of His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai,” he stated. “When I arrived, I saw groups of security agents, particularly from the LNP. They allegedly planned to arrest me and keep me in an undisclosed location.”

He continued, “I am indoors. My house has been surrounded by the Liberia National Police. My life is under threat. As I speak to you, the officers are still around.”

The police have but to answer Wesseh’s allegations. However, Mo Ali, a senior authorities official and stalwart of the Unity Party, dismissed Wesseh’s claims. Ali described them as a part of a broader propaganda effort by the CDC to realize public sympathy.
“There is nobody after you, Alvin. Go and sleep,” Ali stated.