Hundreds of pickup trucks haul loads of sand away each day and nightBoys Town Community, Schiefflin Township – Residents in the Boys Town Community, Schiefflin Township are pleading with the government to come to their aid as illegal miners continue to mine sand and causing grave environmental hazard to the community. Sadly, the area resident said, on numerous occasions, the police at Schefflin Township appear unable to stop the illicit sand mining. While I was in Liberia, I became a victim of their brutal verbal insults and threats to do me bodily harm for standing up to them.”Konneh explained that there is continuous 24-hour, 7-day beach mining taking place. “The illicit sand mining created a path that is now allowing the sea water to come gushing in at will and worst at high tide. What we need is actual enforcement, and with stern directive to the LNP at Schiefflin Township.”

Source: Front Page Africa June 14, 2020 23:56 UTC