International Red Cross auditors have reported the loss of over US$2.7m misappropriated by officials who headed the LNRCS during the pandemic. The former LNRCS officials accused, include former Secretary General of the LNRCS, Fayah S. Tamba, and Precious C. Dennis, former head of program (both allegedly stole US$1 million). The revelation against former LNRCS officials came about after an audit report by the United Kingdom-based Moore Stephens. According to a BBC report, the Red Cross said that during the Ebola spread across Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, the Red Cross Federation in Geneva dispersed cash donations to the national Red Cross societies in each of the three Weat African nations – altogether amounting to about US$100m. The Red Cross expressed deep regret for the losses and said it has introduced stricter financial rules and promised to hold any Red Cross staff involved to account.

Source: Daily Observer November 07, 2017 15:01 UTC