Former Drug-Fighting Police Officer Left Helpless After Attack, Relatives Beg for Aid

Paynesville, Liberia: The family of Inspector Williams D. Saye, a Liberia National Police (LNP) officer severely injured during an anti-drug operation, is appealing to the government and humanitarian groups for urgent medical assistance, saying the officer has been left without support and is deteriorating rapidly.

Inspector Saye, once known as one of the most active officers in Operations 3, 4, 5 and 9, reportedly suffered multiple leg fractures in January 2024 while attempting to arrest a suspect carrying a large quantity of drugs in the Red Light Pipeline community. According to relatives, he was overpowered and beaten by the suspect and several drug users, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.

The family told Grevenssy that senior police officials, including Inspector General Gregory Coleman, were informed about the incident and initially promised support. However, they claim that those commitments have not been fulfilled and that no police authority has followed up on his condition.

Today, Inspector Saye is unable to walk and remains in severe pain, with soaked bandages covering his damaged legs. The family says he has exhausted all funds for treatment and can no longer afford hospital care.

“He is dying slowly,” a family member said in tears. “He worked for this country. He fought against drug activity. He put his life on the line. But now that he is suffering, nobody is coming to his aid.”

They describe the silence from authorities as an additional wound to an already devastating ordeal and fear that without immediate intervention, his condition may become irreversible.

“We do not want to lose him,” the family added. “We are begging the government and the public to please help. He has nothing left no money, no support, no treatment. He needs help now, not later.”

The family is calling for emergency medical support, humanitarian aid and renewed attention from national leaders to save the life of the