-Survivor of Single-barrel shots seeks justice
A survivor of a single-barreled shot to the back of his head is calling for justice.
- Shadrach Siaway, a 26-year-old motorcyclist who was gunned down in Nimba County earlier this year, is seeking justice against his attackers, six months after the incident.
According to reports, Siaway's assailants have been set free without justice, while he is left battling excruciating pains and trauma.
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Speaking to The NEW DAWN, Siaway shared the immeasurable pains and trauma he goes through daily, while calling for justice and financial support to seek medication abroad to save his life.
Shadrach was shot once in the head with a short-range single-barreled pistol after being attacked by three unknown assassins along the Gbahn-Ganta highway in Nimba.
He was riding from Gbahn to Ganta City when he was reportedly ambushed. "I was riding, and one of the guys stopped me and said he was going to see his mom. When he got on the bike, he shot me in the head," Shadrach narrates.
Since then, he has been fighting for survival after at least 30 rounds of bullets were shot into his skull on February 20, 2025.
Speaking to this paper, the victim details how he lives with the wounds, while calling for justice against the perpetrators, who are said to have been allegedly released from prison and are roaming around.
"If not for the miracle of God, I would have been dead by now, but God saved me, and I am still speaking, even up till now," he said.
Risking paralysis, according to Siaway, doctors have advised that he seek advanced treatment abroad.
Further narrating his unbearable situation, the motorcyclist explained that at least 16 of the 30 single-barrel bullets were removed from his skull by a herbalist, while the remaining 14 bullets are still left in his head, as he needs advanced surgery to remove them, following X-ray, scan, and MTT examinations.
"He shot me when he was right behind me, while I was riding, and it was by the help of God that I survived and am still alive," Siaway said.
He indicated that after herbal treatment and series of medical visits to Monrovia, including SOS Clinic in Congo Town, he was advised to urgently travel to China, India, or Ghana for advanced treatment.
"Doctors have done the X-ray and MTT test, and they have told me that the remaining shot is right by the spine, and there is no way to get it out here", he said.
"And right now, I do not have the hand; my family does not have the financial strength to support me, and I need help to save my life", he continued.
According to the victim, while he was recovering from his injury, he received a report that the perpetrators have been released.
"When the incident happened, they were arrested, with the main doer even caught with the empty single-barrelled pistol, but unfortunately, while I was in the sick bush, my father, who was in Sanniqueille, informed me that the guys had been released from prison."
He alleged that Nimba County Attorney John D. Miah allegedly ordered the release of the perpetrators.
"Really, we do not have any cause now, because these guys have been put out, and my family does not have money."
The County Attorney has said he misplaced the file, and we should give him three months. However, what I need most now is for someone to help me so I can travel and get these bullets out. It is burning my head, because every day of my life, I feel a miserable pain", Shadrach laments.
Despite the severity of the case, little has been done by National Security to apprehend those suspects and bring them to justice.
When contacted, Nimba County Attorney John D. Miah confirmed the case is still on the docket of the magistrate.
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"He needs to come here and talk to the Grand Jury so that we can draw an indictment. It is unfair to say, 'I release the suspects.
"I think he does not know what he is saying and let me make it clear to you: there is no representative, senator, minister, or official who has the right to release anybody; it is only the judiciary, through the magistrate, that commits and releases," Cllr. Miah clarified.
He denied his involvement in the case, while urging the victim to visit the magisterial court as of next week, for reopening of the case.
"Aggravated assault and attempted murder are indictable offenses, and normally, the court time is 40 to 50 days, so if the victim was in the sick bush for almost six months, the court term was closed, and there are a lot of cases, so let him visit the Grand Jury and reopen his file," Cllr. Miah added.
Meanwhile, X-ray results seen by this paper confirmed there are remaining bullets in the skull of Siaway, who needs urgent treatment abroad. Editing by Jonathan Browne
