PHOTO: “Kubah” gang members now in police custody (gang leader in yellow T-shirt)
By Garmah Never Lomo, garmahlomo@gmail.com
The Liberia National Police (LNP) in Monrovia has arrested and is currently investigating a notorious gang leader and seven of its member for their constant terror, intimidation and harassing peaceful residents in and out of Monrovia.
Named Kubah, the group has for a long time now been terrorizing residents of mainly the Paynesville suburb of Monrovia, using fire arms and machetes.
During a news conference at the LNP headquarters in Monrovia over the weekend, Police spokesperson H. Moses Carter said his agency has made a successful crackdown on this “notorious organized gang group named and styled, KUBAH with the slogan Gbelleh-by-face, KUBAH by heart.”
Police arrested eight persons to include the gang’s, dangerous leader Varney Kiazolu alias “Azonto”.
The LNP said this notorious gang group has been operating in the Paynesville and its surrounding and even further at field beyond Montserrado County. They have been raining terror on many residents of Paynesville generally and specifically at Du-port junction community and GSA Road suburbs.
Police Spokesman Moses Carter addressing the media
In just a month’s time, the Liberia National Police says it has received lots of complainants through written accounts and radio information regarding this notorious and organized KUBAH gang.
KUBAH recently victimized a famous Liberian’s comedian, Paul Flomo, who was assaulted and armed robbed on December 18, 2020 on the Du-port Road during the night hours.
Another KUBAH victim, Emmanuel D.C. Freeman’s home attacked, looted and burnt down on 14th December 2020, in the Marshall community in Margibi County at 1600 hours GMT.
And Daniel Davies, alias DMX, a resident of Monrovia was also attacked and severely assaulted under his throat in a local bar at the Du-port road during the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 6,2021.
According to the police spokesman, during the crackdown, several membership forms of KUBAH and Single barrel guns were recovered and they are doing everything possible to locate those identified by photos and names on the said mentioned forms for Investigation.
Majority of the forms were said to have been filled in by members of this notorious group along with passport side photos, while the rest were blank.
Mr. Carter further added that you will care to note that those organized gang members of KUBAH have resolved to avail themselves to be hired for any form of criminality or criminal acts to settle scores with people who are in beef or confusion.
The Liberia National Police has also informed the public that one of its officers identified as Arnold Dixon was on the scene when victim Daniel Davies alias DMX were physically assaulted by the gang’s head, Azonto.
The policeman in question didn’t act as law enforcement who is charged with the responsibility of protecting life and property and therefore he has being turned over to the professional standard Division for further investigation.
Meanwhile, the Liberia National Police says it will not encourage any form or acts of lawlessness from anyone or individuals bent on terrorizing peaceful citizens and undermining the rule of law.