PHOTO: LCC’s President Bishop Kortu Brown
By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com
The Liberia Council of Churches has strongly condemned the recent petrol bomb attacks at the home of Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe of the Supreme Court in Virginia and the offices of the National Elections Commission in Monrovia.
The council’s President, Bishop Kortu Brown also expressed concern on the exchange of gun fire with alleged armed robbers in which one suspected armed robber was killed and an officer was injured on the Bushrod Island on the outskirts of Monrovia.
Addressing a recent press conference, Bishop Brown said these developments are inimical to fostering peace, security and stability in the country
He has therefore called on the Liberian government to speedily investigate these unfortunate incidences in order to bring the perpetrators to justice and to also further deter such unwholesome actions that could brew insecurity in the society.
According to him, it is critical for the government to let the citizens know what it is doing to ensure and maintain a peaceful environment conducive for normal life, business and investment.
The LCC President added that Liberians cannot allow insecurity to overtake the news from Liberia it will undermine the country’s image and global standing.
Bishop Brown also called on the Liberia National Police to expedite investigations into outstanding reports of deaths including the inquiry into the deaths of the three missing children over the St. Paul’s River and the EPS Officer in Nimba County.
The Liberia Council of Churches President encouraged the government to strengthen her partnership with the religious community, civil society, political parties and other national stakeholders in order to collectively address the socio economic and political challenges facing the country.
Bishop Brown admonished the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the Supreme Court to continue to uphold the rule of law and to judiciously expedite the remaining complaints from the December 8, 2020 senatorial election, in order to fully seat the Liberia Senate.