{"id":28352,"date":"2026-03-25T17:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=28352"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:12:11","slug":"misleading-guinean-soldiers-are-not-infringing-on-citizens-movement-in-kondadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/misleading-guinean-soldiers-are-not-infringing-on-citizens-movement-in-kondadu\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading! Guinean soldiers are not infringing on citizens’ movement in Kondadu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim<\/strong>: Verity News reported<\/a> that Guinean Soldiers have occupied a land near Kondadu, Lofa County. According to Verity, residents of  Kondadu are no longer allowed in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verdict<\/strong>: Misleading! Police Commander Clement Ballah told DUBAWA that residents in the area are going about their normal activities and that there is no tension. Also, a journalist, Exodus T Weah, who visited the scene in Kondadu, said there are soldiers stationed in a bush distant from the Town but they (soldiers) are not interfering with the daily activities of the locals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guinea created a border crisis with Liberia on March 2, 2026, after its soldiers entered the Sorlumba Port of Entry in Lofa and hoisted its flag on Liberian soil. Though the matter was resolved through a Communique\u2019 among Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea on the 16th of March, there are reports that Guinea Soldiers Are still occupying Liberia\u2019s territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Verity News, an online media platform, reported on March 22, 2026, that the Soldiers, in their operation to claim land in Liberia, have further encroached on Kandadu (another village in Lofa). In Verity\u2019s report, residents of the community are being stopped by Guinea\u2019s Soldiers from having access to the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report said \u201cGuinean soldiers have reportedly occupied land near Kondadu, a town in Lofa. Liberian residents in that area are no longer allowed there. Chiefs and elders from surrounding communities are now in a meeting on the matter. We will upload the video.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was further reported here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The report caused panic in the community. It accumulated 595 reactions, 454 comments, and 103 shares at the time of this writing. In the comments, some viewers disagreed with the information, while others agreed. The mixed opinions led DUBAWA to conduct a verification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To verify this report, DUBAWA contacted the Police Commander of Lofa, Mr Clement Ballah. Mr Ballah told us that community dwellers are going about their normal business, there is peace in Kondadu, and Guinea Soldiers are stationed at the border. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThings are peaceful here, our people are going on their farms and doing their normal activities.  No one has been stopped from going to places,\u201d Commander Ballah said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Super Bongese Reporter Exodus T  Weah visited the scene in Lofa on March 23, 2026. Speaking with DUBAWA via phone, Exodus said Guinea\u2019s soldiers were stationed in a bush at a distance from Kondadu, where they hoisted their flag. According to Exodus, he was informed that the Guineans had planted their flag in that part of Lofa on March 10, 2026, during a tense period of the crisis between Liberia and Guinea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journalist also confirmed that during his visit, residents were seen going about their normal businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From our findings, the movements of residents of Kondadu are not being infringed as claimed by Verity, so the report is misleading. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: Verity News reported that Guinean Soldiers have occupied a land near Kondadu, Lofa County. According to Verity, residents of  Kondadu are no longer allowed in the area.  Verdict: Misleading! Police Commander Clement Ballah told DUBAWA that residents in the area are going about their normal activities and that there is no tension. Also, a journalist, Exodus T Weah, who visited the scene in Kondadu, said there are soldiers stationed in a bush distant from the Town but they (soldiers) are not interfering with the daily activities of the locals.  Full Text  Guinea created a border crisis with Liberia on March 2, 2026, after its soldiers entered the Sorlumba Port of Entry in Lofa and hoisted its flag on Liberian soil. Though the matter was resolved through a Communique\u2019 among Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea on the 16th of March, there are reports that Guinea Soldiers Are still occupying Liberia\u2019s territory.  However, Verity News, an online media platform, reported on March 22, 2026, that the Soldiers, in their operation to claim land in Liberia, have further encroached on Kandadu (another village in Lofa). In Verity\u2019s report, residents of the community are being stopped by Guinea\u2019s Soldiers from having access to the area.  The report said \u201cGuinean soldiers have reportedly occupied land near Kondadu, a town in Lofa. Liberian residents in that area are no longer allowed there. Chiefs and elders from surrounding communities are now in a meeting on the matter. We will upload the video.\u201d  It was further reported here, here, and here.  The report caused panic in the community. It accumulated 595 reactions, 454 comments, and 103 shares at the time of this writing. In the comments, some viewers disagreed with the information, while others agreed. The mixed opinions led DUBAWA to conduct a verification.  A screenshot of comments. Verification  To verify this report, DUBAWA contacted the Police Commander of Lofa, Mr Clement Ballah. Mr Ballah told us that community dwellers are going about their normal business, there is peace in Kondadu, and Guinea Soldiers are stationed at the border.  \u201cThings are peaceful here, our people are going on their farms and doing their normal activities.  No one has been stopped from going to places,\u201d Commander Ballah said.  Additionally, Super Bongese Reporter Exodus T  Weah visited the scene in Lofa on March 23, 2026. Speaking with DUBAWA via phone, Exodus said Guinea\u2019s soldiers were stationed in a bush at a distance from Kondadu, where they hoisted their flag. According to Exodus, he was informed that the Guineans had planted their flag in that part of Lofa on March 10, 2026, during a tense period of the crisis between Liberia and Guinea.  The journalist also confirmed that during his visit, residents were seen going about their normal businesses.  Conclusion  From our findings, the movements of residents of Kondadu are not being infringed as claimed by Verity, so the report is misleading. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1960,437,1571,3815],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[2473],"class_list":["post-28352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liberia","category-facebook-checks","category-fact-check","category-homepage"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-7ni","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":2473,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"laymah-kollie","display_name":"Laymah Kollie","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e8f21bfb7f38038adda7814f321e394e07b71be6eaa313cfaeb3ba15adcf62c?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-5.01.37-PM.png?fit=598%2C262&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28356,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28352\/revisions\/28356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28352"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=28352"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=28352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}