Report by Obediah Johnson, [email protected]President Weah declared a 21-day state of emergency to enforce a stay home order and the observance of social distancing in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. Soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Liberia National Police (LNP), Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), and the National Security Agency (NSA), among others are enforcing the state of emergency declared by President George Manneh Weah on April 8. He maintained that the constitutional rights of citizens to liberty, equality and justice must be respected by all security actors. He further cautioned security actors against “employing unnecessary force or abuse” and accepting gratuities for their services being rendered at this time. The caveat sounded by the former LNP Inspector-General Coleman comes in the wake of reports of alleged brutalities of unarmed and peaceful civilians during this state of emergency by some security actors.

Source: Front Page Africa April 12, 2020 22:30 UTC