‘We will ensure that this is not swept under the carpet’ …says Ex-Chief Justice Scott of Attack, Killing at Her Residence

Former Chief Justice of  Liberia Gloria Musu Scott has vowed to ensure that the killing of her daughter will not be swept under the carpet through the help of the International Community- diplomatic missions. 

In a press release issued in Monrovia on  Saturday, February 25, 2023, former Chief Justice Scott called on the Government of Liberia(GoL) to investigate this gruesome act, which led to  her daughter, Charloe Musu, a prospective graduate of the Starz University College, being stabbed multiple times to death and the stabbing of Alice Johnson, wounding of Gertrude Newton and the attempt on  her precious life,  who has given herself to the service of the nation and People of Liberia. 

“We are, however,  inclined to believe that had any other government official’s premises been attacked twice and alarmed, government would have taken action to avert what happened to us. But it is for the public to judge this and other murders which have happened in our country,” she asserted. 

She  narrated that on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in less than 24 hours after the “assassination attack” on her Brewerville Residence, the government through the Liberian National Police(LNP) issued a statement insinuating that “the assassin might have been a domestic worker only because there had been hired electricians working in the house on that fateful day, even though there were two initial attacks on the 8th and 9th of February 2013, two nights in a row, which were reported to the Police. This clearly suggests to us that the Police Knew the facts even before conducting the investigation.”

“Let us make it clear that when these two previous attacks took place, there were no contractors and interestingly the attackers did not take any valuables. Instead, they searched every document they could lay hands on, giving us reason to believe that the attacks which resulted into the death of a promising young woman were also meant to recover some documents they perceived or believed we had in our possession. They also disabled some systems in her car, which from all indications appeared to have been another means of carrying out the criminal plan. To make the attacks seem like a burglary, they took away a 25kg bag of rice as much as we can record,” the former Chief Justice continued. 

The renowned Liberian lawyer recalled  since the third attack, gruesome murder and taking away of her personal Llaptops and phones, which again was reported to the Police on Wednesday between 10 to 11pm, no arrest has been made. 

‘‘After the incident, LNP took away the two Private Security officers and a male family member named Uncle Chumu who saw the need to provide protection for the former Chief Justice when she was attacked previously without any intervention from the government of which she called on for protection.  These e men are in thePolice custody since the incident occurred,’’ she stated.  

Furthermore; Godson Kollie who is the son to Madam Scott t was questioned in connection with  of such matter. 

The family of former Chief  Justice and former lawmaker placed a huge question on what has the Madam Scott done to receive such treatment: “Our family’s biggest question is what has Former Chief Justice Scott done to warrant all this?. We are also baffled by what seems redundant, the deployment of Police after we have been forced in a situation we can never forget.” 

However, she said that she will t hesitate to enlist the help of the International Community through the diplomatic missions to ensure that this is not swept under the carpet.

Meanwhile, Madam Scott added Scoutt Family  remains ever grateful to scores of citizens, the media,   friends, sympathizers, professional colleagues, organizations, and current and former officials of government and diplomatic missions here and outside of our borders who have visited, called, texted them or made public condemnation including but not limited to, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh, Chief Justice, Associate Justices, Judges and Magistrates, Her Excellency, Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Hon. Dr. Bhofal Chambers, Speaker and members of the House of Representatives, Senators Steve Amadu Zargo, Abraham Darius Dillon, Jonathan Boye Charles Sogbie, Conmany B. Wesseh, the Maryland County Legislative Caucus and citizens, former Chief Justice, His Honor Francis S. Korkpor, Sr.,  and Cllr. Sylvester D. Rennie, President, Executives and members of the Liberian National Bar Association – LNBA.

Others are  Atty. Philomena T. Williams, President, Executives and members of the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia – AFELL, Rev. Dr. Samuel Reeves, President, Executives and members of the Liberia Council of Churches – LCC, the UN Women, Amb. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Political Leader, National Chairman, Executives and members of the Unity Party – UP, Senator Nyonblee Karngar-Lawrence, Political Leader, Executives and members of the Liberty Party – LP, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, Political Leader, National Chairman, Executives and members of the Liberia People’s Party – LPP, Rev. David GB Kiamu, Political Leader, National Chairman, Executives and members of the Democratic People’s Party of Liberia – DPPL, and Cllr. Frank Musa Dean, Attorney General and Minister of Justice.