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Claim: A Facebook page, Rescue Liberia, is alleging that CDC Youth Chairperson Emmanuel Johnson was arrested with a gun during the July 17, 2025, “Enough is Enough protest.”
Verdict: False! Police Spokesperson Cecelia Clarke refuted the claim. Also, the CDC Youth Chair debunked the allegation in a phone conversation.
Full Text
On July 17, 2025, scores of Liberians staged a protest in Monrovia demanding transparency and accountability from President Joseph Boakai’s government. Mr. Mulbah Morlu, Chairperson of the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) and former Chairperson of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), organized the protest.
The CDC strongly endorsed the July 17 protest, which included key party stewards such as Emmanuel M. Johnson (Youth Chair) and Acarous Moses Gray.
In the wake of the protest, a social media account named Rescue Liberia posted that Emmanuel M. Johnson has been arrested with a gun. “CDC Youth Chairman has been arrested with a gun,” the post said.
A screenshot of the claim.
The claim generated 375 reactions, 303 comments and 39 shares. Commenters expressed mixed feelings about the authenticity of the post.
The counter exchanges led DUBAWA to conduct a fact-check.
Verification
DUBAWA first contacted the Liberia National Police spokesperson, Madam Cecelia Clarke, to find out if the police had made any arrests of such a nature. In her response, Madam Clarke said the information was untrue and lacked basis.
We extended our verification to the accused, Emmanuel M. Johnson, to ascertain whether he was in the custody of the Liberia National Police or had been previously arrested.
Chairperson Johnson told us in a phone conversation that the information was false. He acknowledged that their protest was peaceful and noted that the information was only intended to tarnish his reputation.
In addition, we conducted thorough research on credible media outlets in the country that covered the protest to verify any reports about the arrest of the CDC Youth Chairperson, but did not find any.
Conclusion
From our research and findings, the claim is false.
