Sylvester Saye Lama, husband of the late Gifty Asmah Lama, has rejected the autopsy report of the Government of Liberia (GOL), describing it as a “Kangaroo Report” that is meant to cover up the murder syndicate of his wife.
Lama has maintained that his wife was murdered, and that the autopsy report does not even come near factual. According to him, it is unbelievable that Albert Peters and his wife, two mature adults, would get stuck in a vehicle and die from carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon, as claimed by the government.
Sylvester Lama is an ex-official of government, who served in many capacities during the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf administration. He served as Commissioner for the Township of West Point and later rose to the position of Development Superintendent of Montserrado County. He also served the Unity Party, including the position of Youth Chairman of District #7.
He disclosed that, throughout the investigation the government did not have the least thought of contacting his family, keeping them in the dark only to come up with fallacy. Angrily, he said that the wrath of God will descend on any one linked to the death of his wife.
Albert Peters and Gifty Asmah Lama, both employees of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), were discovered dead on Snapper Hill, Broad Street, during the early morning hours of Friday, October 2, 2020. Days later, another employee of the LRA, George Flanbutu, died, followed by James Nyenswa, Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA).
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Minister of Justice, Frank Musa Dean, told the general public at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing that the findings of the autopsies revealed that the four Liberian auditors died of accidental and unnatural causes.
The government’s autopsy report revealed that Peters and Lama died from Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbon, and that there was no drug, poison or alcohol found in their blood. The Government also ruled out any foul play as insinuated by some Liberians.
However, minutes after the findings were made public, Sylvester Lama, widower of the late Gifty Asmah Lama, described the report as a cover up by the government.