Court-ordered demolition leaves several families homeless in Liberia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Liberian Investigator
Several families in Johnsonville, Montserrado County, Liberia, lost their homes in a court-ordered demolition on disputed land. The operation, carried out by the county sheriff's office under a writ issued by the civil law court, follows a Supreme Court of Liberia ruling of 26 May 2026, The Liberian Investigator reports.
A court-ordered demolition left several families homeless on Saturday in Johnsonville, Montserrado County, Liberia, after a writ of possession was executed on disputed residential land. The operation was carried out by the office of the Montserrado County Sheriff, headed by Captain Sieh Collins Jr., under a writ issued by the county's Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court, The Liberian Investigator reports.
The writ, issued on 24 June 2026, ordered the sheriff to place the prevailing party in complete and unrestricted possession of the land along Tubman Avenue. It refers to a ruling issued on 27 October 2022 by Circuit Judge Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. and to a mandate from the Supreme Court of Liberia dated 26 May 2026, according to a copy of the court document obtained by The Liberian Investigator.
The land at issue in the dispute covers 90 acres, while residents estimate at about 45 acres the area affected by Saturday's demolition. Residents said they had lived on these plots for more than ten years and contested the eviction procedure, in particular the demarcation of the land and the notice period they received before the operation, The Liberian Investigator reports.
