The Government of Liberia, through the Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) and the Ministry of Justice, has secured an indictment and writ of arrest from the First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Court “C” for Montserrado County, against former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol Madam Nora Finda Bundoo, and several business executives associated with the Anita Group of Companies Inc.
The indictment, issued under the hand and seal of Criminal Court “C” Clerk of Court on November 5, 2025, and presided over by His Honour Ousman F. Feika, Assigned Circuit Judge, commands the Sheriff of Montserrado County, Major Austine Seinavula, or his deputy, to arrest and bring before the court the living bodies of all defendants named in the writ.
The defendants, according to the court document, are charged with six serious offenses:
Money Laundering
Theft of Property
Misuse of Public Money, Property or Records
Criminal Conspiracy
Forgery, and
Criminal Facilitation
The writ reads in part:
“You are hereby commanded to arrest the living bodies of the above-named defendants in the above-entitled cause of action, charged with the commission of the above-mentioned crimes, based upon the indictment prepared against them by the Grand Jury duly selected, empanelled, and sworn to inquire in and for the People of Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, and to forthwith bring them before this Honorable Court… to answer to the said charges mentioned supra.”
Among those indicted are Francis T. Blamo, Manager of Gracious Ride; Anita Pamela Jallah, Chief Executive Officer of Anita Group of Companies Inc.; Emmanuel Kollie, General Manager of Anita Business Center; Jimmy Emmanuel Flomo, Manager of Anita Business Center; Anthony Saytue, Manager of Anita Mining and Agriculture Development Cooperative Society; and Philip Toe, Assistant Manager of the same entity.
The writ also lists several other individuals believed to be staff of the Anita Group of Companies and its subsidiaries, along with Thelma E. Duncan Sawyer, Deputy Minister for Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and G. Edmund Ponpon, Jr., Policy Analyst, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The court order further instructs the sheriff to endorse an official return on the writ indicating the manner and form in which the arrests are carried out, stating:
“You are hereby further commanded to have your official returns endorsed on the back of this Writ of Arrest, indicating the manner and form of its service. And for so doing, this shall constitute your legal and sufficient authority.”
The indictment is part of the government’s ongoing anti-corruption drive through the Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT), which is chaired by Cllr. Edwin K. Martin. The Task Force was established to trace, recover, and reclaim public assets and funds believed to have been unlawfully acquired by former officials and private actors.
Court sources say the defendants are expected to be brought before Criminal Court “C” during the current August Term A.D. 2025 to answer to the charges.
If found guilty, the accused could face significant penalties under Liberia’s Penal Law and the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act.
