A deal has been agreed upon to sell Nimba’s decades-old mining scraps to two companies, Sethi Ferro Fabrik and North Star Industry, Inc.; however, citizens have demanded that the details of the contract be made public.
Nimba Citizens Fear Corrupt Activities in Scrap Deal with Sethi
Nimba citizens are alarmed after there were rumors that a letter from Justice Minister Frederick Doe Cherue has mandated the superintendent of Nimba to allow a controversial quantity of scrap belonging to the county be sold by Sethi Brothers Incorporated.
Nimba’s Pre-War Scrap Metal Has Lost 60 Percent of Value
The head of the Nimba County Administration, Fong G. Zuagele has reported that the scrap received from the government of Liberia through the management of ArcelorMittal has lost its market value by 60 percent.