The man accused by former Truth and Reconciling Commission Chairman Cllr. Jerome Verdier of attacking the home former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott which led to the death of her daughter, Varlee Telleh has accused his friend Sheikh Ibrahim Sackor of providing falsehood to his accusers.
Telleh told Journalists at the Liberia National Police headquarters following police questioning Tuesday March 1, 2023 that he and Sackor a National Security Agency officer worked together between 1994-1995 as fighters in Lofa county.
Telleh an ex- United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) fighter described Sackor as black money dealer, indicated that it was Sackor who introduced him to Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson Koijee.
According to him, Sackor in now live United States of America action stands from the fact that he blamed him (Telleh) for the collapsed of a business they both were doing together. Telleh motioned that he does not know the former Associate Justice from anywhere and there is no reason attacking her.
Telleh who is in the employed of the Monrovia City Coperation asserted as he was at work at time of the reported attack.
Contrary account of photo and work activities.
Since the accusation by Cllr. Verdier, photo of Telleh sitting in a car with a pastor-gun has since surfaced on the social media. Responding to the Photo Telleh mentioned that the picture was taken in 2003 contrary to Monrovia City Police Director Col. Thomas G. Garwo Jr. statement that the photo was taken 1994.
“The firearms you saw me with in the photo that was during war war three 2003” he said.
War war one, two and three is used to described three separate attacks on Liberia’s capital Monrovia by the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) Rebels led by Sekou Damateh Conneh during the country civil war in 2003.
Telleh also denied threatening journalist Ayouba Dukuly known his social media name Ayoub Dukuly on Facebook after writing about the attack. Despite Telleh denial an investigation by Liberia Public Radio discovered that a Facebook account belonging to Telleh sent a message to journalist Dukuly.
Telleh failed state his direct location days after attack on the former chief Justice home and also felt short of stating why he didn’t attend his daughter naming ceremony.
Though the substantive details of what conversation Telleh and the Police had is still unknown Telleh said he was asked about his where he works and his location at the time of the attack, indicating that he informed the police that he knows nothing about the attack.
Sackor denied introducing Telleh to Koijee
Reacting to Telleh’s claim that they both fought together in Lofa, Sheikh Ibrahim Sackor denied fighting alongside Telleh, while refuting his claim that he was the one that introduce him to Monrovia City Major Jefferson Koijee
According the Sackor, Telleh got in contact with Mayor Koijee after he Sackor had left for the United States of America.
Appearing on the Class Reloaded an opposition owned online Platform, the former National Security Agency officer noted that the growing waves of mysterious killings in Liberia under President George Weah can be equated to the regime of jailed former President Charles Taylor.
Sackor narrated that the Liberia’s international partners were watching events in the country as such expressing optimistic that one day those committing crimes will pay the price.
The daughter former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott Charloe Musu a prospective graduate of the Starz University College died while Alice Johnson was left in a critical condition after been stabbed in an armed robbery attack at their home between 9 to 10PM on Wednesday, February 22,2023 in the township of Virginia outside capital Monrovia
Madam Scott reportedly used pepper spray to escape after one of the robbers attempted to stab her to death. She escaped unhurt.
Police earlier investigation stated that the attacker was a domestic worker who hide himself in the house after work to carry out the attack.
But family of the Justice Scott rejected the police statement, noting that at the time of the incident, there was no work ongoing at the House.
“Let us make it clear that when these two previous attacks took place, there were no contractors and interestingly the attackers did not take any valuables. Instead, they searched every document they could lay hands on, giving us reason to believe that the attacks which resulted into the death of a promising young woman were also meant to recover some documents they perceive or believe we had in our possession” the family in a statement issued in Monrovia.
The government through the Liberia National Police has come serious public criticism for failing to respond to complain by the former Chief Justice following the first two attacks on her home.
