15/09/2025
🚨 Press Freedom Under Attack in Nimba?
SANNIQUELLIE – Instead of answering a simple question — “Where is Vice President Koung?” — Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah reportedly turned on a journalist.
According to FrontPage Africa, Piah allegedly assaulted reporter D. Franklin Doloquee, seized his phone, and personally deleted photos and videos during a government town hall at Superintendent Kou Meapeah Gono’s compound.
👉 Think about it: The official tasked with promoting transparency and information is now accused of destroying information.
FrontPage Africa’s editor has condemned the act as “an abuse of power and a violation of press freedom.”
Meanwhile, the big question remains unanswered: Why was VP Koung absent from an event he was advertised to headline?
🎙️ In a democracy, journalists ask the hard questions on behalf of the people. Silencing them doesn’t erase the truth — it only exposes it louder.