Nimba Ex-Senatorial Candidate Arrested, Jailed Over Alleged US$14,000 Loan Dispute

Sanniquellie City, Nimba County- Police in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County have arrested and jailed Armstrong Gobac Selekpoh, a former senatorial candidate in the 2022–2023 Nimba County Elections after a creditor accused him of failing to repay a loan of nearly US$14,000. By D. Franklin Doloquee Selekpoh, who is also the Executive Director of the Armstrong Gobac Selekpoh Foundation, was taken into custody and is being held at the Sanniquellie Central Prison pending court proceedings. The complaint was filed by Pharaze Dekpah, Chief Executive Officer of DETA-Loan Incorporated, who told the police that he provided the funds to Selekpoh during the 2022–2023 Campaign Period and that the money was used for campaign activities. Dekpah said repeated attempts to recover the debt were unsuccessful, prompting the formal complaint.

Police officials confirmed the arrest but said the case is now before the court and that investigators will present evidence during prosecution. Selekpoh has not issued any public statement in response to the allegations. Tension in Ganta Over LDEA Search, Alleged Seizure of Cash In a separate but related public order concern in Nimba County, a Ganta businessman, identified as Oil Seller Alfred Suah, has threatened legal action against officers of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), including County Commander Bill Cooper. Suah alleged that LDEA officers entered his home while he and his wife were away, seized more than 80,000 Liberian Dollars and took clothing and other personal items. Suah said the money represents business proceeds including daily susu savings and insisted to reporters that he sells palm oil, not drugs. “I don’t sell drugs. I go to the bush to buy oil and sell it,” Suah told reporters at his home in Ganta. He said about…