The CoP protest and the discovery of a gun in Representative Yekeh Kolubah’s car dominate the headlines of Liberian newspapers on Tuesday.
The protest staged by the Council of Patriots, comprising opposition
politicians, which started peacefully on Monday turned chaotic in the
evening hours when police started firing teargas at the protesters.
According to reports, the police took the action when they saw the
protesters with cooking utensils, containers of water, bags of water
to cook food for the protesters,as well as mattresses, which suggested
that they were bent on spending the night on the streets.
The Inquirer, FrontPage and NEWS newspapers published this story as
their front banner headlines. The FrontPage published it under the
caption: WHERE THE PROTEST WENT WRONG; the Inquirer CoP’s Protest
Turns Chaotic..As Police Use Teargas To Disperse Protesters; while
the NEWS has the headline:Failed Protest: Liberians Ignore CoP Call.
Following the forceful dispersing of protesters by police on Monday,
January 6, the Liberian National Police announced that it found
several weapons, including a 9 Millimeter-Lugar black pistol and a
Barrister pistol in two of the vehicles belonging to Representative
Yekeh Kolubah
According to Police Inspector General Patrick Sudue, the vehicles were
abandoned at the entrance of the Capitol Building, the seat of the
National Legislature.
The FrontPage newspaper published this story on its front page under
the caption: GUN IN YEKEH’S CAR?
Other headlines include United Methodist Church Expected To Split Over Gay Marriage (The Inquirer); Land Conflict Hampering Development In Nimba (The Inquirer); Inter-religious Council Speaks On Protest (The Inquirer); “TERRORIST GROUP”, Renowned Baptist Prelate Describes Ruling Party’s Sabu Unit (FrontPage); Sirleaf Begs Court To Seek Medical Attention In India (The NEWS); Man Arrested With Cutlass, Narcotic Substances.During CoP Protest (The NEWS).
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