By Sidiki Fofana | Truth In Ink
The Hidden Power, the Convenient Timing, and the Questions No One Is Asking Hon. Yekeh Kolubah is loud, controversial, and a self-declared enemy of the establishment. But what if that’s exactly what makes him the perfect intelligence asset?
Truth In Ink asks the question few dare to raise: What if Rep. Yekeh Kolubah is not the outsider he appears to be, but rather an embedded agent of the National Security Agency (NSA)? From his selective immunity to his suspiciously timed disclosures, the signs are too strange to ignore.
Uneven Justice: A Legal Anomaly or Shielding an Asset?
Consider the pattern:
- Representative Foko was summoned over a year-old video.
- Representative Melvin Cole was investigated for emotional remarks.
- Representative Priscilla Cooper was charged based on a press release.
Yet Representative Kolubah, whose voice is featured on the very recording at the heart of the government’s case, has not been summoned, questioned, or charged. This is not an oversight; it suggests deliberate exemption. When justice appears so selectively applied, we must ask: Why?
- Intelligence Doctrine and Political Deception: A Historical Pattern
This wouldn’t be unprecedented in Liberia:
~ During the Doe regime, the SSS infiltrated both the legislature and civil society (Sawyer, Beyond Plunder, 2005).
~ Under Charles Taylor, the NSA and ATU often recruited firebrand activists as double agents (Ellis, The Mask of Anarchy, 1999).
~ Kolubah’s own history in the security sector gives him both motive and access for potential recruitment.
In intelligence doctrine, the best cover for an agent is often someone whose public persona seems incompatible with espionage. A loud critic. A disruptive voice. A political radical. These are sometimes the most effective assets.
- The Timing: Calculated Silence, Convenient Return
Representative Kolubah was noticeably absent from Liberia when invitations, arrests, and charges were issued, and returned shortly after the accused were released. Coincidence? Or careful orchestration?
Upon his return, he immediately validated the authenticity of the controversial recording, an act that strengthened the government’s case. He named additional individuals allegedly present (Ofori and others), effectively identifying potential witnesses who, until then, had not been part of the public narrative. He also referenced private “security arrangements” made with the accused, raising the question: If those arrangements were legitimate, why weren’t they formally reported?
And then the most curious detail:
“How did Yekeh know that the other men with the two accused were NSA agents? What if the accused never mentioned those men, or even denied knowing them? Why did their identities only surface after Yekeh’s press conference?”
- The Press Conference as an Intelligence Channel
This raises a deeper question: Was Yekeh’s press conference a political statement, or a covert intelligence transmission?
Could it have been a safer, public-facing method to communicate with handlers, avoiding direct NSA contact amid heightened tensions? Intelligence agencies often use press events, speeches, or artistic platforms to pass along coded messages, a method known as open-source signaling or one-way covert communication.
(Ref: CIA Tradecraft Manual, “Surveillance Detection & Communication Techniques”)
His statement not only aligned with the prosecution’s narrative, suggesting “long-term planning”, but potentially gave the government room to reshape its legal strategy, subtly inserting new actors into the conspiracy.
- Sub Judice Violation or Strategic Legal Interference?
Yekeh’s press conference also risks violating the sub judice principle, a legal standard that discourages public commentary on active court cases to protect due process. Why would a lawmaker make such public declarations about a pending trial?
Could his statement be part of a broader government strategy, either to pre-condition the public narrative or to later claim the case was influenced by political commentary, thus explaining away a potential loss in court?
Was he offering legal cover, planting new leads for investigators, or simply misdirecting public attention?
- Lessons from Liberia’s Political Past
Liberian history is filled with examples of public dissidents later revealed to be state collaborators:
* Baccus Matthews, a fierce critic of Tolbert, was later accused of collaboration by his own allies after the 1980 coup. Though vocal in opposition, he remained close to power (Liebenow, Liberia: The Quest for Democracy, 1987).
* During the Taylor years, some leaders within LURD and opposition circles were secretly feeding information to the regime, creating confusion and distrust among rebel factions (Ellis, 1999).
In that context, Kolubah’s current trajectory follows a familiar pattern, one where “outsiders” serve covert interests from within.
- The Unanswered Questions
Until Liberia demands answers, this suspicion cannot be laid to rest:
- Why has Rep. Kolubah never been summoned in a case where his voice is part of the key evidence?
- Why has the NSA not clarified its possible contacts with lawmakers?
- Why did his “confirmation” of the recording, and disclosure of unnamed witnesses, come exactly when the government narrative seemed weak?
As former CIA Director Allen Dulles once said:
“In intelligence work, nothing ever happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Conclusion: The Theory Demands Scrutiny
The evidence is not conclusive, but it is compelling. When a lawmaker escapes scrutiny, supplies crucial narrative pivots, and times his moves with uncanny precision, the public deserves transparency.
So we ask again: What if Representative Yekeh Kolubah is an agent of the NSA? Until proven otherwise, it remains not only a question, but a possibility the nation cannot afford to ignore. Truth In Ink will continue to investigate.
