President Boakai Fires AB Kromah, Others; Nominates a New Boss for LDEA

MONROVIA – At long last, President Joseph Boakai, has dismissed the suspended leadership of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), with the Liberian leader nominating a new Director General for the agency.

In early June this year, President Boakai, with immediate effect, suspended without pay, pending investigation now dismissed Director General Abraham S. Kromah along with his two deputies, Gbawou Kowou, and Hassan Fadiga, who had also been sacked by the President.

The men were suspended for a fracas that occurred between them, where there were reports of the brandishing of firearms, at the Sinkor Headquarters of the LDEA on 3 June 2024.

President Boakai at the time described the altercation between the dismissed LDEA leaders as acts of disorder and chaos, indicating that such acts were unacceptable.

He added that the action of the three dismissed law enforcement officers at the time threatened public peace and undermined his administration’s fight against illicit drugs.

Howbeit, an Executive Mansion statement released to the press over the weekend, disclosed that President Boakai has relieved the three men of their posts respectively.

President Boakai sacked Abraham S. Kromah, who formerly served the LDEA as Director General, and replaced him with long-time security expert, Anthony Suoh.

Gbawou Kowou, who previously served as LDEA’s Deputy Director General for Administration, and Hassan Fadiga, who served as Deputy Director General for Operations for the LDEA, have also been fired, but are yet to be replaced.

President Boakai’s decision to sack the men follows the submission of a Ministry of Justice report on an investigation conducted on the 3 June events that transpired between the dismissed officials at the Headquarters of LDEA, which led to their suspension, according to the Executive Mansion’s weekend statement.

The statement quotes President Boakai as reiterating that “the acts of disorder and chaos that took place at the headquarters of the LDEA were unacceptable.” The President maintained that such actions jeopardize public peace and weaken his administration’s efforts in combating illicit drugs.