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Alleged Ring Leader Of Motorbike Hijacker In Monrovia Denies He’s Involved

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But Who Is The Actual Ring Leader Of The Criminal Gang?

PHOTO: Sediki Sheriff commonly known as ‘Water Fall’

By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com

A 35-year-old man nick named, ‘Water Fall’, who is said to be the ring leader of the criminal gang responsible for hijacking of commercial motorbikes with guns and cutlasses under the cover of darkness in Monrovia and its environs, has denied allegations made against him.

Last week, several bike riders, whose bikes have been taken away by men armed with cutlasses and single barrel guns, linked Water Fall for been the sole sponsor of these midnight criminals.

In recent weeks, several bikes riders have been gripped with fear following the forceful taking away of bikes from their colleagues at gun point and cutlasses, injected them with dangerous substances and use pepper spray under the cover of darkness.

Moreover, some of the bikes riders have reportedly being butchered with cutlasses, other sprayed  with pepper spray ,  a sizable number have been injected with dangerous substances and given drink contaminated with drugs  to sleep before their bikes were taken.

All of these victims pointed accusations to Water Fall, who they claimed is the ring leader of the criminal gang responsible for hijacking motorbikes under the cover of darkness in Monrovia and its environs.

But, speaking in an interview at his compound located at the 72nd Junction, Paynesville, Sediki Sheriff, who is popularly known as the Water Fall said he is just businessman engaged in taking any valuable items.

“Water Fall”, franked by most of his the men described as bodyguards, claimed other criminals are using his name purposely to armed rob people.

According to him, he does business simply by buying by any valuables from anyone regardless of the sources of the items.

Water Fall pointed out that he is valued over 500,000 United States Dollars items of his properties, businesses and houses he has built in the community.

He confirmed that he usually use his contact in assisting people retrieving stolen bikes based on those he knows who are sometimes responsible

“Water Fall” also explained that he has been advised by his never to kill or rape but should never be afraid because he is not a criminal as it is been claimed.

He spoke angrily about some bike riders who are vent on using violence as a means of storming what he termed as his community in demand of retrieving stolen bikes.

Because of the increase in the armed robbery of bikes, many riders have been developing the habit of deserting the streets on Monrovia and its suburbs before 8 30 pm, in order to avoid being caught in the criminal network.

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