Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf warns against voodoo justice as Ambassador at Large is arrested for ritual killing of child, mother

His older brother, Allen Yancy, along with several others, was convicted of the crime in 1977 and hung in 1978 despite protests from members of the political establishment at the time, since the convicted Yancy served as Vice President and chair of the lone ruling party, the True Whig Party.

Another top official arrested in connection with the crime Dan Morias, listed in the Truth and Reconciliation report for abuses when he served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the Charles Taylor regime. He now served as Special Envoy for the current Government. 

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Last year Morais confirmed hearing a lot about atrocities committed by fighters loyal to former President Charles Taylor but denied any knowledge.

"I heard a lot about atrocities in River Gee and other places, but I can't substantiate them. I was not a military man but a superintendent and had no knowledge or participation but I heard about them but the reports were unsubstantiated," a denying former superintendent of Maryland County during the reign of President Taylor told commissioners.

He was testifying at the ongoing TRC Public Hearings at the historic Centennial Memorial Pavilion in Monrovia.

"I made some mistakes but they were too small. Sometimes mistakes are made by people based on character. If you are small, you make small mistakes. If you are big you make big mistakes," Morias said.
Witnesses told the TRC during public hearings in the south east chilling accounts of the massacre in 2003 of hundreds of inhabitants of the town of Glaro, River Gee County.

"I heard a lot about atrocities in River Gee and other places, but I can't substantiate them. I was not a military man but a superintendent and had no knowledge or participation but I heard about them but the reports were unsubstantiated," a denying former superintendent of Maryland County during the reign of President Taylor told commissioners.

He was testifying at the ongoing TRC Public Hearings at the historic Centennial Memorial Pavilion in Monrovia.

"I made some mistakes but they were too small. Sometimes mistakes are made by people based on character. If you are small, you make small mistakes. If you are big you make big mistakes," Morias said.
Witnesses told the TRC during public hearings in the south east chilling accounts of the massacre in 2003 of hundreds of inhabitants of the town of Glaro, River Gee County.

He was testifying at the ongoing TRC Public Hearings at the historic Centennial Memorial Pavilion in Monrovia.

"I made some mistakes but they were too small. Sometimes mistakes are made by people based on character. If you are small, you make small mistakes. If you are big you make big mistakes," Morias said.
Witnesses told the TRC during public hearings in the south east chilling accounts of the massacre in 2003 of hundreds of inhabitants of the town of Glaro, River Gee County.

"I made some mistakes but they were too small. Sometimes mistakes are made by people based on character. If you are small, you make small mistakes. If you are big you make big mistakes," Morias said.

Witnesses told the TRC during public hearings in the south east chilling accounts of the massacre in 2003 of hundreds of inhabitants of the town of Glaro, River Gee County.

Martha Watkins, wife of the murdered assistant stipendiary magistrate, revealed that her husband and two others, Amos Chea and Amos Nyenoh were arrested and killed by the government militia after they refused to organize a defense force.

Martha explained that another militiaman, Zico Dalieh, now deputy station manager for Gee Radio in Fish Town, killed dozens of other Glaro inhabitants including a pregnant woman with three young children. Watkins explained that before Dalieh murdered his victims, he cut off their ears before sending them for execution.
Before one of the executions, she said, Dalieh nailed the legs and palms of one of his victims before killing him.
The widow said most of the killings were sanctioned by former superintendent Morias, "Dan Morias was commander for South Eastern Liberia. Dan Morias sent defense force in the bush to arrest people and they were killed."
She said following the detention of her husband in Fish Town, she pleaded with Morias to release him but he refused. Morias now serves as ambassador-at-large in the Government of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
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The accused individuals, currently detained at the Harper police station, are held for series of ritualistic killings in the County, including that of the a 7-month pregnant woman, identified as Tomo Allison, who county officials say was brutally killed along with her unborn fetus with both allegedly used for ritual purposes.

The accused individuals, currently detained at the Harper police station, are held for series of ritualistic killings in the County, including that of the a 7-month pregnant woman, identified as Tomo Allison, who county officials say was brutally killed along with her unborn fetus with both allegedly used for ritual purposes.

They are amongst 18 persons suspected of killings in the Country for ritualistic purposes.

Reports from Maryland County said traditional doctors also discovered several human parts were in the home of Cllr. Fulton Yancy following a search of his premises. He is a member of the government's current prosecution team in the County.

One youth leader in the area told the New Democrat in a telephone interview that bottles of blood were discovered in the home of Cllr. Yancy at the amazement of the public. He said the traditional doctors were accompanied by the Sheriff of the Harper Magisterial Court, backed by officers of the Liberia National Police.

One youth leader in the area told the New Democrat in a telephone interview that bottles of blood were discovered in the home of Cllr. Yancy at the amazement of the public. He said the traditional doctors were accompanied by the Sheriff of the Harper Magisterial Court, backed by officers of the Liberia National Police.

The youth leader said a lady identified as Jestina was found dead recently in a swamp in Plebo, Maryland County, something he said was also reported to President Ellen Johnson during her recent visit in the county.

He said other in police custody include Tatu Clark, head of a local airline, Elisian, Amigo Nubga, Secretary General of the youths in Harper and Isaac More, head of the Rubber Brokers Association.

Tatu Clarke, head of a local airline, Elisian, told this paper in a telephone interview Thursday evening that police have stiil not told him why he was arrested nor has been formally charged.

"Since I was arrested at the airport at 10:45 this morning in the presence of the city mayor and the police commander. no body has told told me why I was arrested."

"Since I was arrested at the airport at 10:45 this morning in the presence of the city mayor and the police commander. no body has told told me why I was arrested."

The youth leader told the New Democrat that Police are in hot pursuit of the former superintendent of Maryland County Lancelot Clarke, and the current Development Superintendent of the county Meletha Garner.

Police are also in pursuit of the regional head of Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) Wah Mle Elliot in connection of the killing.

Alfred Thompson, Hodo Clark, Anthony Gle Elliot, Lucy Harmon, Robert Moore, J.C. Collins are also on police red alert for arrest.