IPNEWS: Wologizi FM in Lofa County is reporting that military officers from Guinea are demanding Liberian Immigration Officers to vacate from their current position at Solormba Border as part of their plan to implement the construction of a custom office.
Reports of another border incident between Liberia and Guinea have emerged from the Sorlumba border area in Lofa County, with Guinean soldiers reportedly moving toward a Liberian immigration checkpoint before being resisted by Liberian security personnel.
The report, circulating on local media platforms including Wologisi FM/TV, claims that Guinean soldiers stationed across the border crossed their usual line and moved toward the Liberian side on Monday morning.
According to information reaching Foya District Commissioner Saa Njamilah Bornguoi, the Guinean soldiers reportedly attempted to move up toward the Liberian checkpoint but were stopped by Liberian security officers, who insisted that they could not proceed.
The soldiers reportedly remained in the area for some time before returning to their usual position.
However, Commissioner Bornguoi cautioned against describing the development as a new border confrontation, stressing that he had not yet independently confirmed the report with the security director responsible for the area.
“I don’t want to agree with the report that there is tension at the border,” Bornguoi said, explaining that he had received the information from a security officer but had yet to verify it directly with the authorities on the ground.
He said the information he received indicated that Guinean soldiers stationed across the river had decided to move toward the Liberian checkpoint.
“Our security officers insisted, or resisted, that they could not allow them to pass through. The Guinea soldiers remained there for some time before returning to their usual position,” he said.
The commissioner emphasized that, as chairman of the District Security Council, he considers it necessary to personally visit the area before drawing conclusions about what occurred.
“I have to do my duty to visit the place to get a clear picture of the situation,” he said.
Bornguoi also sought to reassure residents that there was no immediate indication of panic or widespread tension in the area.
“As it stands, I am not hearing anything like that. There is no panic,” he said, adding that he remained in contact with the township commissioner stationed near the border.
The latest report comes amid heightened sensitivity over Liberia’s border with Guinea, particularly following previous concerns about the movement of Guinean security personnel into areas claimed by Liberia.
The reported movement toward the Liberian immigration checkpoint is therefore likely to attract renewed attention from Liberian authorities, particularly if subsequent verification confirms that Guinean troops crossed into territory under Liberian control.
Commissioner Bornguoi said he plans to travel to the area on Tuesday morning to assess the situation firsthand.
He promised to provide a further update after his visit.
Until that assessment is completed, authorities have not officially confirmed that a new border confrontation or territorial incursion has occurred.
