“We have the right to protect ourselves because the President told us to do so,” these have been the solutions offered by the political chief of the Alternative National Congress yesterday when he addressed the media.
The presumptive head of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), Alexander B. Cummings who tried to watch out as to not out-rightly help his private safety who was present in possession of fireplace arm acknowledged that Liberia just isn’t secure.
Cummings instructed the information convention at his CPP headquarters that each authorities’s duty is to offer safety and make sure the security of its citizenry, stressing, “But if the government fails on its obligation, you will definitely have people defending themselves and that’s what Liberia has turned into.”
The Alternative National Congress’ (ANC) political chief who appears to have are available in robust protection on the possession of fireplace arm by Justin Zigbuo instructed reporters at a information convention yesterday that that is so as a result of Liberia just isn’t secure.
He mentioned although he’s not in any manner justifying the actions of his safety guard, Liberia beneath the Weah led-administration is unsafe and as such, there may be want that everybody protects and ensures his/her personal security.
“Unfortunately, we now lived in a country that is not safe anymore. Too many mysterious deaths have occurred without any justice being served. So, it is just the manifestation of the environment that we all now lived and needs to be our own security,” he reiterated.
However, his assertion adopted after his bodyguard was arrested, charged and forwarded to court docket for prosecution by the Liberia National Police (LNP) for illegally possessing a firearm.
Zigbuo, in accordance with police investigation, was arrested on December 17, with a black pistol marked Jericho 941 PSL, IWI (NSA), through the ‘We Taya Suffering’ rally organized by the CPP on the SKD Sports Complex.
The Police defined that Zigbuo was then charged with the crimes of possession and sale of bodily objects for deadly use in violation of Chapter 17 part 17.11 of the revised Penal code of Liberia.
Chapter 17, Section 17.11 States: “A person not legally authorized to do so by the military or paramilitary nature of his service has committed a third-degree felony if he is found to be knowingly in possession of or has sold, transferred, given, or loaned to another any physical object possessed of lethal use, under circumstances not remotely appropriate to the lawful uses which such physical object may have.”
He was later launched to his legal professionals as a result of the crimes for which he’s charged certified him for bail.
When requested if he was within the find out about his arm, Cummings who couldn’t undoubtedly reply the query mentioned, “Again, let us get the facts first because the Police have made allegation and it is now before the court. So, once we get the facts and know exactly what happen, we will react.”
“But like I said earlier, I am remanding all Liberians that Liberia is not a save environment anymore and the President has already told us to be our own security. So it is incumbent upon you to protect yourself and ensure the safety of your love once as well,” he added.
Meanwhile, Cummings inspired Liberians to stay hopeful and peaceable as they go about celebrating the festive season, including, “As you celebrate this Christmas, I am once again assuring you of a better and prosperous Liberia.”
“So, as we end another year to begin a new and fateful election year, we must continue to believe that we can change our tears of suffering into tears of happiness. Hopelessness can become hopefulness again; privileges of partisanship will no longer undermine rights of citizenship,” he mentioned.
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