Published: May 8, 2026
Mr. Solomon Jaryeneh, the National Elections Commission’s Magistrate assigned in Sinoe County has gone missing in Maryland County, his wife has disclosed to The Liberian Investigator.
According to Madam Hawa Jaryeneh, she last heard from her husband on April 3, 2026 with no further message or hint about his whereabouts-noting that his last message to her was that he was traveling back to Maryland County for a return medical engagement.
According to Madam Jaryenneh, her husband left Monrovia several weeks ago to attend a workshop in Maryland County organized by the National Elections Commission. She explained that after the Maryland training, Mr. Jaryeneh traveled to Nimba County for another workshop before informing her that he intended to return to Maryland. “He called me and said he was going back to Maryland because he had gone to the hospital there earlier and was asked to return after one week,” Madam Jaryenneh explained. “I told him okay, and I asked him to call me when he reached.”
She disclosed that April 3, the day after their last child’s birthday celebration, was the final time she spoke with her husband. “Since April 3, I have not heard from him again,” she said. Madam Jaryenneh stated that her husband worked in Sinoe County but regularly traveled between Sinoe and Monrovia where the family resides.
She stressed that before his disappearance, there had been no confusion or misunderstanding between them and that her husband never informed her about having relatives or personal connections in Ivory Coast. As concern mounted, she began contacting some of her husband’s friends, including a close associate identified as Wesseh, who also reportedly failed to reach him.
The situation became more troubling when an assistant magistrate from Maryland County allegedly informed her that Mr. Jaryenneh had crossed into San Pedro, Ivory Coast. According to Madam Janyeneh, repeated attempts to seek additional information from the assistant magistrate led to tense exchanges. “He became angry and asked why we kept calling him,” she recounted. “He said if someone’s phone keeps ringing without answer, then something may have happened to the person.”
She further revealed that one of her daughters became alarmed after overhearing the statement and questioned the magistrate about what he meant by “something happened.” Seeking clarity, Madam Jaryenneh later contacted NEC officials and eventually obtained the phone number of a security officer at the apartment where her husband reportedly stayed in Maryland before allegedly departing for Ivory Coast. Mrs. Jaryenneh narrated that the security officer reportedly confirmed to her that Mr. Jaryenneh spent one night at the apartment after returning from Nimba County before he Jarnyenneh and Thomas Wilson the deputy Maryland NEC magistrate left the house together but the security told her probably they both went their way when they left the house.
“He told me that a motorbike rider carried my husband to the border and helped him cross,” Madam Janyeneh explained. Determined to locate her husband, Madam Janyeneh traveled to the Liberia-Ivory Coast border where Liberian immigration officers allegedly confirmed that he crossed into Ivory Coast. However, she said Ivorian authorities could not locate his name in their records.
She later traveled to San Pedro following tips from local contacts, but despite ongoing efforts, no trace of Mr. Jaryenneh has yet been found. “What is frightening me now is that when you call his phone, it rings but nobody answers,” she lamented.
Meanwhile, speaking separately via mobile phone, Maryland County NEC Deputy Magistrate Mr. Thomas Wilson confirmed hosting Mr. Jaryeneh during the Maryland workshop and acknowledged that the missing magistrate informed him about plans to travel to Ivory Coast. According to Mr. Wilson, NEC organized a Civic and Voter Education Cell Session in Maryland County lasting approximately two weeks. During that period, another NEC training was simultaneously organized in Ganta, Nimba County, forcing participants to separate into different batches. Mr. Wilson explained that Mr. Jaryenneh attended the first phase of the Nimba training while he remained in Maryland before later proceeding to Ganta for the second phase.
“He told me he had some personal issues to attend to in Ivory Coast and wanted to take advantage of being close to the border,” Wilson stated. He added that before leaving Maryland for Ganta, he left his apartment key with security officers for Mr. Jaryeneh, who later spent a night there before allegedly departing for San Pedro. According to Wilson, Mr. Jaryenneh later contacted him by phone while he was in Ganta. “He called me during lunchtime and joked that he knew we were eating,” Wilson recalled. “The next day, when I called him, he said he was on a motorbike and would call me back, but after that I could no longer reach him.” Wilson stated that concerns escalated when family members and NEC officials repeatedly failed to contact the missing magistrate.
He said the family initially lacked funds to travel in search of him and was advised to report the matter to police authorities and the NEC leadership. The disappearance of the NEC magistrate has since generated growing concern among family members, colleagues, and local authorities in both Liberia and Ivory Coast as efforts continue to establish his whereabouts. At the time of this report, no official statement had been released by Liberian or Ivorian security authorities regarding Mr. Solomon Jaryeneh’s disappearance.
The wife of Jaryeneh has launched an emotional appeal for help Madam Hawa Jaryenneh has since communicated the incident to the headquarters of the NEC.
When contacted, acting NEC chairman, Mr. Jonathan K. Weedor said the Board of Commissioners of the NEC has met and taken a decision seeking the involvement of the Liberia National Police (LNP).
“We received a communication from Jaryeneh’s wife and we have discussed it. We are all worried about the situation. We pray that he is safe and returns to his family and the Commission safely. But, we are not just sitting down praying or doing nothing. We have prepared a communication for the office of the Inspector General of Police, Col. Gregory Coleman-bringing the incident to his attention and calling on his office to take charge of the matter, especially to search for Mr. Jaryeneh,” Commissioner Weedor told The Liberian Investigator via phone.
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