Several individuals have been invited in connection to the mysterious death of the then Internal Audit Agency (IAA) boss, Emmanuel Barthan Nyeswa who lifeless body was found in his yard in the 72nd community in October of 2024.
Those invited by the Liberia National Police (LNP) as persons of interest are former Health Minister Wilhelmina Jallah; former Finance Minister Samuel Tweh; former National Port Authority Managing Director now Senator of Rivercess County Bill Twehway and Mr. Teakon Williams.
Other persons of interest invited are Cllr. Norris Tweh, Dr. Emmanuel Wreh, Mr. James Thompson, Ms. Tina J. Mort, Mr. Gibson H. Tumbay, Mr. Robert S.M. Ketter, Mr. Musa Sesay, Ms. Hawa Mienwipia, Ms, Florence Zeanbaon and Mr. Joe Tokpah.
In a news conference held at the Police headquarters in Monrovia on Tuesday July 23, 2024, Inspector General Gregory Coleman, announced that these persons of interest have been interviewed in connection to the death of Mr. Nyeswa.
In coming week, the police also requests the appearance of those persons of interest to provide pertinent information to the team of investigators of the Cold case Unit Crime Service Department reference to their presence at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital immediately after the incident occurred at victim Nyeswa’s 72nd community residence.
In another development, the LNP has exonerated the proprietor of the St. Moses Funeral parlor Mr. Moses Ashossouhle and Abraham Samuels who were accused of killing three boys in October of 2020 but police said, during their in-depth investigation, did not establish criminality on the part of St. Moses funeral boss and Abraham Samuels.
According to the police investigation conducted, a blue canoe of six occupants capsized while crossing over the St Paul River; three persons survived namely Andrew Sumo, Cephas Momo and Daniel Kolleh while three persons namely Siafa Boimah, Robert Blamo Jr. and Bobby Gbeanquoi submerged into the river.
The police indicated law enforcement officers and residents of the area jointly mounted search and following two weeks of search a lifeless body was discovered drifted in the St. Paul river about two miles from where the canoe capsized.
The lifeless body was identified by eyes witnesses to include Jerry Sumo to be that of Siafa Boimah with all body parts intact.
The police maintained that Chapter 25, sub chapter 25.3 of the Civil Procedure Law of Liberia captioned ‘Presumption of life and Death’ which states that when a person is missing, when he has not been heard from or communicated with, within the period of seven years, then that person is presumed dead.
Meanwhile, the police has also charged in absentia suspect Boye Benjamin Baker from the United states of America, with multiple charges ranging from Criminal Conspiracy, Smuggling, Supplying Firearms, Destructive Devices and Possession and Sale of Physical Objects for Lethal use etc in connection to the seizure and recovery of arms, ammunition and assorted military hardware from the Freeport of Monrovia and G-4 community Bewerville shipped in the country which occurred on January 4 and 6, 2023 respectively.
