Liberian lawmaker calls for probe into two disappearances and Grebo death
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Front Page Africa
Liberian lawmaker Isaac B. Choloplay Wuo is calling for an impartial investigation after two Grebo citizens disappeared in May and the body of former elder Sam Geekor was found on 23 October in Grand Gedeh County. The causes of death and the circumstances of the disappearances remain to be established, Front Page Africa reports, while the lawmaker urges calm.
Liberian lawmaker Isaac B. Choloplay Wuo is calling for an investigation into the disappearance of two Grebo citizens and the death of an elder from the community in Grand Gedeh County, Front Page Africa reports. In a statement issued on 27 October 2026, the representative for District No. 2 of River Gee County called for prompt, thorough and impartial investigations.
Godfrey Kligbeh and Ransford A. Zloryou, from River Gee, reportedly disappeared in May 2026 and remain missing. The body of Sam Geekor, a missing Grebo elder, was discovered on 23 October in Kanneh Clan, Grand Gedeh. According to Front Page Africa, a coroner’s jury noted a cut on the left side of his neck. The cause and circumstances of his death have not been officially established, and no suspect has been identified by the authorities.
The discovery was followed on 26 October in Zwedru by a traditional demonstration by members of the Grebo community calling for answers. Isaac B. Choloplay Wuo urged residents to remain calm and avoid speculation, while acknowledging their right to express their concerns peacefully.
The lawmaker asked the Grand Gedeh legislative caucus, local authorities and the Ministry of Justice to support the investigations. He also called on the authorities to search for the two missing men and prosecute anyone against whom sufficient evidence is gathered, in accordance with Liberian law.
