Liberia: ERU Accused of Shooting, But...

An alleged shooting by some officers of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police (LNP) assigned in Grand kru County has left a 38-year-old Jayteh Sonpon wounded.

An eyewitness told the INQUIRER on Wednesday that the victim, Sonpon was shot in the stomach by an ERU officer because he, (Sonpon) and his friends tried to prevent some miners from entering the forest of DioWappi in Jloh Statutory District, Grand kru County.

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