MONROVIA: The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Information has disclosed that six agents of the Executive Protective Service (EPS) have been disarmed and placed under investigation.
The action follows a scuffle between some EPS agents and soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia who were assigned at the Samuel Kanyon Doe’s sports complex.
The incident reportedly resulted into shooting which eventually led to the injury of five AFL personnel.
According to a MICAT release, An EPS agent was also injured. The wounded AFL soldier is currently receiving treatment at the John F. Kennedy hospital.
The fracas occurred in the morning hours of Sunday, ahead of a football match between the Liberian national team-the Lone Star and the Zimbabwean national team in an African Cup of Nations qualifier.
The Government said such an incident is totally unwarranted and the government wishes to assure the general public that those culpable will bear the full weight of the law.
In another development, the Liberia National Police says it is investigating an electoral violence incident which caused some injuries in District 13 over the weekend and will shortly issue a preliminary statement.
