Monrovia — Liberians were dying in their thousands from the Ebola epidemic that plagued the country in 2014 while donor funds sent to the Liberia National Red Cross Society to fight the deadly virus were being fraudulently stolen by staffs, an investigation has confirmed.
The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) admitted that US$2.7M remain unaccounted and being investigated, while it is confirmed that some US$200,000 were fraudulently applied.
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