Monrovia-The Administrator of the Late Kargboyah Inter‑Estate, Abraham Barbour, has dismissed recent assertions by Careysburg City Mayor Edwin Urey, who claimed that the Kargboyah family owns no land in the Careysburg area.
Barbour, speaking publicly on Tuesday, September 30, reaffirmed that the Supreme Court of Liberia has already ruled in favor of the Kargboyah Estate in a longstanding land dispute and ordered a survey and enforcement process for 233.3 acres of property situated in Lower Montserrado County, land which the estate says it has lawfully possessed and registered.
“Let the record be clear: the Supreme Court has ruled. The land belongs to the Kargboyah Estate. No amount of public denial or misinformation can undo that,” Barbour stated.
The matter, which has spanned several years of litigation, was concluded in October 2024, when the Supreme Court upheld an earlier judgment by the Civil Law Court confirming Kargboyah Estate’s legal ownership of a 233.3 acres of land.
The lower court has since been directed to enforce the ruling, including conducting a survey and physical demarcation of the 233.3-acre property.
Despite the finality of the ruling, Mr. Urey has continued to assert, both in interviews and public remarks, that no portion of the disputed land falls under the Kargboyah Estate, a claim Barbour described as “legally baseless and intentionally misleading.”
“We Have the Title, the Court Has Ruled,” Barbour stressed.
In an earlier interview, Edwin Urey accused the courts of bias and claimed the land has been for his family for over a century.
He stated that his estate had made “millions of dollars” in development on the property and accused Abraham Barbour in particular for media manipulation and political interference, an allegations Barbour has firmly denied.
“This is not about politics or propaganda,” Barbour said.
“This is about the rule of law. The Supreme Court has ruled, and that must be respected.”
Barbour emphasized that the Kargboyah Estate holds all necessary title documents, authenticated survey reports, and court judgments validating its ownership.
He blasted Urey for “making deliberate attempts to confuse the public and frustrate the enforcement of the law.”
“This isn’t about politics or personality. It’s about law. It’s about land rights affirmed by the highest court in Liberia,” Barbour said.
He further warned the public and prospective land buyers to avoid engaging in any land transactions with individuals not authorized by the Kargboyah Estate.
“Anyone doing business with Mr. Urey in this matter is acting at their own risk. The land has been legally adjudicated. It belongs to us,” he added.
A History of Dispute
The land conflict between the Kargboyah Estate and the Daniel Webster Urey Estate, represented by Edwin Urey, began intensifying around 2018, when both parties began issuing competing claims to land in and around the former ARC Rubber Factory site in Lower Montserrado.
The late Kargboyah estate filed suit, claiming illegal land sales and cornerstone removal by Urey and others.
After a full trial, the Civil Law Court ruled in favor of Kargboyah, a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court.
The Liberia Land Authority was later tasked with executing a survey based on the validated deed.
Meanwhile, Urey’s family maintains that their estate has occupied the land for generations, a position the court ultimately rejected due to inconsistencies in their documentation and claims.
Court officers, land authorities, and both legal teams are now preparing for the official survey and enforcement phase of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Barbour has called on the government to ensure security and transparency during the process.
However, the Kargboyah Estate has also issued a public advisory, cautioning against any further purchase or occupation of the disputed land unless sanctioned by the court or its authorized representatives.
“This matter has been adjudicated to finality,” Barbour said.
“We now await the full enforcement of the law.”
With the legal process concluded, the next phase is implementation. The lower court is expected to initiate re-survey and enforcement proceedings, while law enforcement may intervene to prevent future encroachment.
