Last Updated on April 11, 2025 by The Liberian Investigator
Monrovia — A formal complaint has been filed against the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Mr. Sam Gaye, accusing him of issuing a veiled threat against the former Commission of the Liberia Maritime Authority Eugene Lenn Nagbe following a recent radio appearance.
The complaint, submitted to Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. Oswald Tweh by the International Law Group (ILG) on behalf of Mr. Nagbe, alleges that Mr. Gaye sent a threatening WhatsApp message to their client shortly after he appeared on OK FM on March 31, 2025.
According to the complaint, the message, which read simply, “You will hear from me,” was sent minutes after Mr. Nagbe discussed national governance issues on the radio — comments the lawyers believe triggered the alleged threat.
ILG contends that the timing and nature of the message were intended to intimidate Mr. Nagbe for exercising his constitutional right to free speech.
“Given Mr. Gaye’s position as Director of the EPS — an agency with access to state security resources and firearms — our client reasonably perceives this as a threat to his life,” the complaint stated.
The law firm further cited what it described as a pattern of threatening behavior by Mr. Gaye on social media, particularly targeting perceived political opponents — an allegation they argue reinforces concerns of potential abuse of power.
The ILG called on the Ministry of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation into the matter. The firm is also urging the Ministry to take appropriate prosecutorial action if probable cause is established and to implement safeguards against the misuse of public office by security officials.
The complaint was also copied to several national and international bodies, including the U.S. Embassy, the African Union, the European Union, and Liberia’s National Security Advisor, Samuel Kofi Woods.
Meanwhile, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Cllr. Kabineh M. Ja’neh, had issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Mr. Nagbe, demanding a public retraction of statements made against EPS Director Sam Gaye.
The ultimatum followed Mr. Nagbe’s claim during his OK FM appearance that he was informed of a photograph allegedly showing Mr. Gaye pointing a firearm at the head of former President George M. Weah.
Cllr. Ja’neh, in a strongly worded letter dated April 8, 2025, described the allegation as “defamatory” and “totally untrue,” arguing that the statements have gravely damaged Mr. Gaye’s reputation both at home and abroad.
“The defamatory utterances and accusations against Mr. Gaye are totally untrue,” Cllr. Ja’neh wrote. “Yet they have nevertheless resulted in inestimable public shunning of Mr. Gaye’s reputation, both nationally and internationally.”
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