Three officers of the Armed Forces of Liberia and one civilian are undergoing investigation by the Liberia National Police in collaboration with Military Police, in connection to alleged armed robbery.
The three AFL officers who are at the center stage of the joint investigation at the Liberia National Police Headquarters in Monrovia were reportedly picked up on Wednesday, September 8, by police at the Duport Road Market, following their alleged involvement with armed robbery activities in the Old Road area.
According to report, their arrest followed a tip-off by some community members in the Old Road area that the officers along with one civilian were harassing citizens in the area during the night hours.
Police Spokesman Moses Carter confirmed the arrest, but noted that the officers cooperated by turning themselves over to police who had tailed them from the Old Road belt to Duport Road, following information from Kapawo, Kapawo (a night time radio group ) who alarmed the situation.
“According to the officers, they were driving and saw a checkpoint around the Kailondo Community area in the Old Road guided by some young men, who saw them and began to run after observing they were officers”, Mr. Carter said.
The officers said they thought those running were criminals and went after them, but could not grab any, so they got back in their vehicles and left, but did not notice, they were being tailed by police,” Carter further told told Front Page Africa Thursday, September 9.
He said, following their arrest, they were initially taken to the Zone-5 Depot in Paynesville for preliminary investigation and then transferred to the Liberia National Police Headquarters for investigation.
However, the police representative did not name the officers involved in the robbery activities, said they were identified in full uniform with their names tag.
However, he said there are witnesses from the community helping police with the investigation to establish whether those arrested are linked to the allegation of carrying out armed robbery.
This is the first time in recent time for member of Liberia national army, the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) to be linked to armed robbery activity.
