By Solomon T. Gaye
A group of at-risk youth, commonly known as “zogoes”, disrupted a Sunday service at the Faith Baptist Church in Blagay Town Community, in Ganta, Nimba County.
Speaking to this paper at the police station in Ganta, Elder of the church, Sam Dahn, explained that zogoes attempted stealing one of the worshippers’ motorbike from the church compound during service, but was caught, which led to the group attacking the worshippers, demanding them to release their colleague.
According to Elder Dahn, the action of the zogoes left some menbers of the church wounded and are undergoing medical treatment at various health centers in Ganta, Nimba County.
“Two of the zogoes attempted stealing the motorbike but were caught by church members. Their friends went and grouped themselves and started stoning the worshippers with all kinds of deadly objects like sticks, irons, and stones, among other things, which led many of the worshippers to escape, for fear of being killed or wounded,” Sam Dahn disclosed to Police.
The Faith Baptist Church boasts one of the highest populations of worshippers, operating under the watchful eyes of the Ganta Christian Community in Nimba County.
Since the beginning of 2023, alleged reports of motorbike theft, criminal mischief, and burglary, are becoming the order of the day in Ganta.
In Early June, Police retrieved a stolen LRA motorbike, along with Radio Kergheamahn sports writer, Nyan Flomo Jr.’s motorbike from zogoes.
Speaking on the same issue, Tozoe explained that the attack on the church was very serious and caused many of the children to escape into a nearby cassava garden for rescue.
When this paper contacted the senior pastor of the church via mobile phone, the phone rang endlessly without answer, up to press time.
When we contacted the LNP Station in Ganta to confirm the incident, we were informed that Police investigation is still going on to establish the facts about the incident.
