By Emmanuel Koffa
The protest, predominately led by women including the former Superintendent, Doris Ylatun, over the weekend brought lives in Grand Kru County to a standstill.
The protest stemmed from the reported “missing and or the brutal killings” of several persons in the county without any commonsense investigations.
Angered by a string of brutal killings and what they described as a troubling silence surrounding investigations into disappearances and deaths of several persons, women across the county took their demands directly to the county’s highest authority.
At the forefront of the action was Madam Ylatun, who led a coalition of women’s groups in formally petitioning current Superintendent Antoinette Wowlee Nimely for “urgent intervention.” The petition was officially received by the county Administrative Officer Alphonso D.N. Teah, acting on behalf of Supt. Nimely.
The county former Gender Coordinator, Sarah Nyema, read the statement, outlining the women’s deep frustration over the “continued brutal murder of women and children” in the county without any tangible investigations. The petition referenced the December 16, 2025, reported killing of Rose Tated in Chengbetee, Dorbor District, and the September 19, 2024, murdered of 12-year-old, Isaac Kojo Sieh, in Dargbeville, Sasstown. The women argue that while authorities visited the crime scenes, the public has not been sufficiently informed about the outcomes of any investigations that will bring anyone connected to justice. “Madam Superintendent, why must this always happen when everyone deserves the right to live a peaceful life?” the petition stated.
The women have demanded immediate, transparent, and impartial investigations. They called on the county authorities, the joint security, civil society actors, and the judiciary to ensure justice is served. Madam Ylatun said, the action represents unity among rural women’s groups; the Women United Sisters Association, and Young Sisters in the county.
She warned that the safety of women and children must become a priority, not an afterthought.
The protest followed earlier unrest in Chengbetee, where the women ran amok and demanded justice.
Meanwhile, the Liberia National Police has charged 26-year-old power saw operator Bobbyson Bobby in connection with the murder of a 34-year-old Rose Tarty, whose body was discovered in Chengbetee Forest.
Bobby has been charged with murder and sent to court.