Concord Times (Freetown)
Mohamed Vandi
13 October 2008
Residents of Gendema village in the border town between Sierra Leone and Liberia have expressed fear of insecurity at the boundary of the two sister countries.
Moinima Mansary, a resident of the village told Concord Times that the massive movement of Sierra Leoneans youth into Liberia on a delay basis was a concern.
She said the recent frequent crossing of young people has brought renewed fears in the township.
"The youth have not given us any good reason as to why they were going to Liberia. We want to know the reason why they were going to another country. Before the war Sierra Leonean youth were crossing over to Liberia in droves," she recalled adding that, "we have started seeing them going back."
Mansary claimed that customs officers were collecting Le 75, 000 from people crossing the boarder over to Liberia.
Assistant inspector general of police south David Sesay also confirmed that he has been informed about the movement of young Sierra Leoneans into Liberia.
Sesay said they have discussed the matter with the people of Gendema during a border and provincial meeting held at the village.
"We discussed the movement of youth into Liberia. Some of the youth said they were going to Liberia to seek jobs," he said.
Sesay disclosed that there are 47 crossing points between Sierra Leone and Liberian border.
"Since I took over I made sure that there are various check points in all the major areas of police coverage. The police have the manpower and the human resource to combat crime in the district. My plan is to wipe out armed robbery in the district," he said.
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