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Drugs disposal exercise creates pandemonium in Monrovia |
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Written by Matthias Daffah
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
Pandemonium broke out in Monrovia and surrounding communities Thursday when reports filtered that fighting has broken out in Brewerville, outside Monrovia.
The reports alleged that armed men have infiltrated the ranks and files of UNMIL and that heavy explosion could be heard.
A star Radio investigation however showed that no fighting occurred in Brewerville but that some explosion had taken place.
Brewerville City Mayor Lucinda Eastman-Herbert told Star Radio the explosion was caused that discarded medical equipment set on fire by the NDS.
Madam Eastman-Herbert said the National Drugs Service set the expired drugs and apparatus on fire without notice to the authorities.
The chain of explosion created panic and forced school authorities to prematurely sent pupils home.
Our reported who visited the scene of the explosion saw specimen of discarded syringes and other medical equipment still burning.
Calm has since returned to Monrovia and surrounding communities.
Meanwhile, the National Drug Service has claimed responsibility of the fright created in the Brewerville area, outside Monrovia on Thursday.
The Administrative Finance Officer of NDS, Wesly Jlue told Star Radio they were burning expired drugs in the area.
Mr. Jlue said while burning the expired drugs, the injectables begun to explore, causing fear among the residents who ran helter-skelter.
The NDS said it regrets the situation and assured there would be no recurrence of such incident.
According to the NDS, the burning of the expired drugs was to prevent peddlers from taking advantage of it to endanger the population.
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