Former Sinoe County’s district #3 Representative-candidate, Rev. Y Weagba Seeboe, has expressed deep concern over the border dispute between Sinoe County and Rivercess County.
Reverend Seeboe said the dispute is becoming intense, with frequent attacks on his citizens by vigilantes from the neighboring Rivercess, who are falsely claiming portion of Geetroh Chiefdom as their own.
The former candidate noted that the disputed land is a property of Sinoe County, in keeping with the 1952 deal which gave Sinoe the right to exercise complete domination over the entire District of Geetroh.
Reverend Seeboe appealed to President George Manneh Weah to immediately intervene in the dispute and save the two counties from unnecessary confrontation and destruction of properties.
He underscored that, as the country moves to election in 2023, the tense situation along the borders of the two counties can be exploited by politicians to cause violence and unrest—if nothing is done to resolve the matter.
The former candidate’s statement comes a few days after Rivercess County residents, armed with machetes, allegedly moved into the disputed land and terrorized innocent Sinoe Citizen residing in the area.
A resident of Solo Village, situated on the disputed land, said the attack occurred during night hours while the people were at sleep after a turbulent day’s work
Nelson Sworh, a Sinoean, said he was caught by people whom he claimed were invaders, tied and beaten mercilessly on ground that he was residing illegally on Riverces County land.
Speaking to the Hot Pepper in tears, Sworh stated that several homes were ransacked and properties forcibly taken away from his people by the group.
Sworh, who said he is in Monrovia to report the incident to authorities here, described the situation on the border between the two counties as tense.
There has, however, been no official confirmation of the attack by authorities of the two counties.