The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) is calling for a speedy trial in the gruesome murder of Madam Yei Gargbaye in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County.
The Association, speaking through its 1st Vice President, Atty. Bowoulo Taylor Kelley, condemns in the strongest terms the alleged gruesome murder of Madam Gargbaye by her boyfriend in Saniquellie City, Nimba County.
“AFELL laments that this heinous atrocity took place during the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls in Liberia and the world over. “AFELL has learned that the alleged perpetrator is currently behind bars,” Atty. Taylor Kelley said.
The AFELL 1st Vice President also commends the women of Nimba for staging a peaceful march on the streets of Saniquellie City, Nimba County calling for justice for Yei Gargbaye, and urges women organizations across the country to join hands with the Women of Nimba to speak out for one of their own.
The women lawyers also thanked law enforcement officers who apprehended the alleged culprit.
“AFELL expresses heartfelt condolences to Yei Gargbaye’s family and the Women of Nimba as they mourn a sister, and hopes that the unity brought about by her passing will continue among the Women of Nimba and eventually spread to other women groups in the country,” she added.
In closing, Atty. Kelley says AFELL is closely watching the proceedings and is confident that a fair and speedy trial will be conducted in the interests of all parties involved.
Like Kokulo Kpaquea in Bong County, who chopped his wife to death several times because she refused to give him $500 Liberian dollars.Yei Gargbaye was murdered by her husband in Nimba County, following her alleged refusal to have sex with him.
According to the report, the unexpected incident occurred during the evening hours of Sunday, December 4, 2022, in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, when the perpetrator returned from out and surprisingly hesitated that he didn’t have an affair (a sexual affair) with his wife, Yei Gargbaye, despite the fact that she was preparing a meal at the time.
Despite the different reasons given to Kokulo Kpaquea by his wife to allow her to complete what he met her doing because she was hungry, he angrily chased her and unmercifully chopped her with a cutlass multiple times.
Witnesses at the scene say that the victim, Yei Gargbaye, ran all over the town to get help, but no one could help him because they were afraid.
