FLASHBACK: Damaged Joint Bars in previous attack on ArcelorMittal Liberia train track
The management of the giant iron ore mining company, AcelorMittal has disclosed that its railway or train track has again be blocked in the northeastern Nimba County, after a series of similar attacks in the recent past.
In May 2022, ArcelorMittal Liberia reported deliberate attempts by some unknown individuals to sabotage its railway operations by breaking two pairs of joint bars on the rail track. At the time, it said the damage to the rail track occurred at Km 231.350 in Nimba County.
Now, in a statement issued today, Monday, January 16, 2023, ArcelorMittal Liberia said the latest blocking of its train track happened over the weekend and blamed some former disgruntled workers of the private security company it hired, the Security Expert Guards of Liberia (SEGAL).
Below is full text of ArcelorMittal Liberia press statement:
Statement on Blockade of Rail Line