LIBERIA – A man, 35yrs, has claimed that he is being haunted by his parents who vowed to initiate and consecrate him into harmful traditional practices in Ghehzohn, Grand Bassa County.
Explaining his ordeal at Paynesville where he sought refuge before his departure from the country on May 15th, 2025, Moses Geedehgar said when his father Moses Wyles Geedehgar, who was the paramount chief in Gbehzohn, Grand Bassa County, died, to his dislike, his relatives threatened that as a son next of kin he must take over his father’s throne.
“I am of the Bassa tribe and the oldest son of my parents. My late father was a paramount chief in Gbehzohn Grand Bassa County and he died on March 17, 2025, after his death, our culture demands that as the next of kin I must take over his throne,” he revealed.
With a strong Christian belief, Moses Geedehgar narrated that after his father burial he was not interested in taking over his father’s throne, something that infuriated relatives and other family members who resisted against his decision and this soon brought about disenchantment in the family.
“My religion has so many disagreements with my tradition. I am a good Christian who never wanted to be part of those beliefs. I have always been against the traditional beliefs of my people,” he said.
He said upon his father’s death as a traditional chief he was buried with seven human heads and immediately he was instructed by his people to succeed him, a decision which he vehemently opposed.
“I could not do it and as a result of that I became a victim for disobeying the sacred tradition, most of these beliefs are evil,” he emphasized.
Geedehgar, who is worried about the whereabouts of his wife Mitchel R. F. Gecdehgar, and his kid Divine C. Geedehgar, revealed that after noticing their relatives were ganging up against them they decided to flee the area.
“When I and my family noticed that they were against us we decided to escape the town by 2am on March 30th, 2025 and we came to Monrovia, but some community residents that noticed us while escaping that night raised alarm even though we managed to escape by the grace of God. Unfortunately, my family and I were separated and we lost from each other, and we were forced to run in different directions to save our lives,” he narrated.
“Up to this date, I do not know where my family are. I was in hiding when I came to Monrovia so I was unable to look for them, but I pray every day that they should be alive and okay,” he said.
Geedehgar added that when he arrived in Monrovia, unfortunately for him he could not report the matter to the police because the Government cannot interfere with the tradition and culture of the various ethnic groups in the country.
“It was weighed out of my hand during that period, I met a friend of mine, Charles Meindy Jangaba, who works with the Government and a realist politician and an advocate for the Liberian Civil Society, a non-Governmental organization in the country,” he added.
According to him, he explained everything that happened to him and his family to Mr. Jangaba and immediately Mr. Jangaba decided to host him at his residence in Paynesville, Liberia.
“He was due to attend a business meeting slated from April 2025 to May 30, 2025, so, he decided to place me on the program and backed me up financially to save my life. So, this is how I managed to find my way to the Republic of South Korea,” he said.
Geedehgar further noted that Mr. Jangaba advised him South Korea is a safe place for him in the main time and he promised to lookout for his family. “He advised me that South Korea is a safe place for me for the time being and he promised to lookout for my family, but up to now I haven’t heard any news from them,” he said with tears in his eyes.
