Liberia National Commission on Arms (LiNCA)
Bomi County Engagement
The Executive Director and Team Head, Mr. Moses K. Yebleh, made further contact with county authorities for engagement meetings before the team departed Monrovia for Bomi County. Due to the bereavement of the Superintendent and her absence, the team was received by the CFO, Mr.Varney Alieu Dorley, and other members of the County administration and the head of the County Service Center.
The team was officially welcomed at the Administrative Building, official introductions were mad by members of the County’s Local authority, Security apparatus Heads, and local stakeholders. In response, the Executive Director, Mr. Moses K. Yebleh, formally introduced the team members and communicated the main objectives of the team’s mission.
As part of the engagement process, awareness messages were adequately delivered and presented by the team head assisted by James Wellington Tarpeh and Alimamine S. Kemokai. The message centered on:
? The significant of Civilian Arms Registration Exercise
? The assurance of the Executive Order # 141 by H.E Joseph N. Boakai
? The Regulation # 5: Procedures and Steps to obtain firearms License/ Permit
? The roles of the local authorities, CSO and joint security within the County
? Eligibility etc.
Information about the actual registration exercise, proposed sites, and commitment from local authorities was emphasized. The deliberation proceeded with a questions and answers session, where many questions including those from the FAQs, were addressed by the team head and members.