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Soldiers Sell Stolen Grenades in Liberia

Standard Times (Freetown)
NEWS
June 22, 2004
Posted to the web June 23, 2004

By Mohamed Amara Josiah

As the hardship in the country continues unabated, the strains on the people
have begun to show, as security officials stand accused of stealing grenades
for sale in Liberia.
According to sources close to the border with the two countries, two soldiers,
namely Sgt. Quewa and Corporal Bania are currently detained at the military
headquarters for their involvement in the mysterious disappearance of a box of
grenades.
The military intelligence source disclosed that the accused allegedly stealing
arms from as yet undeclared locations and taking them across the border to
Liberia, where it would be sold to Liberians wanting to cash in on the
disarmament process ongoing in the country.
It is no secret, the source maintains, that a lot of cross border transaction
continues to go on between the two countries, despite all these years of
strife, a feature that has been exploited by various kinds of factions in the
two wars.
It is said that the matter is now being seriously looked into by senior army
officials, many of who are concerned that if nothing is done to solve the
problem of cross-border illegal trade, the consequences will not be good for
this country.

   

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