By Shallon S. Gonlor | shallonsgonlor@gmail.com
NIMBA COUNTY, Liberia — Youths in Mao Town, Nimba County, are seeking justice for Christian Youhn, who was allegedly bewitched by two brothers, Prince Duo and Bill Duo.
Prince and Bill are currently on the run, and the youths have given the traditional chiefs and elders council a 24-hour ultimatum to produce them.
The two are accused of subjecting Christian to prolonged and painful erection as punishment for allegedly having an affair with their woman since August 2025.
The youths are calling on the Nimba County Traditional Council to produce the brothers to face traditional justice. If the council fails to comply, they will stage a demonstration at the traditional office until the brothers are brought into custody.
The community’s youth are demanding justice and swift action against the accused.
It can be recalled that recently, the Nimba County Chief and Elders Council issued a public notice declaring two brothers, Prince Duo and Bill Duo of Mao Town, wanted for allegedly bewitching a resident, Christian Young.
According to the notice, the brothers had promised to heal Young but are now on the run. The council urged anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact local authorities, warning that anyone found harboring them will be held responsible.
The declaration follows an unsuccessful attempt by Youhn to seek traditional treatment in Guinea for a prolonged penile erection issue.
Youhn and his family had traveled to Guinea, but failed to see a herbalist to provide a solution after nearly two months of ritual penile erection.
Upon his return, he accused the Duo brothers of deceit — expressing his unfair treatment and challenges encountered while in Guinea.
Christian revealed that he was abandoned by Bill Duo and Prince Duo, suspects in the ritual erection case who are currently on the run.
He said, Bill and Prince allegedly lied to him, claiming the herbalist who performed the ritual was from neighboring Guinea and promising to provide treatment.
This promise prompted the National Council of Chiefs to intervene through the office of the Chiefs and Elders Council of Nimba, dispatching a special envoy to Guinea on October 11, 2025.
However, the mission was unsuccessful, as the specified Guinean herbalist was unavailable to begin the process to have him cured from the nearly two months of penile erection.
But, Anthony Boapea-Saye Tokpah, the head of a group of concerned Mao Town youths, accused the traditional council of involvement in Christian Young’s condition, citing mishandling of the ritual issues.
Speaking on a local radio station in Nimba, Mr. Tokpah threatened to mobilize his supporters to barricade the traditional council office unless justice is served for Christian Young. “We will barricade that place you call office, and we will make sure those guys (Prince Duo and Bill Duo) are behind bars.”
Tokpah argued that given the brothers’ alleged admission to the ritual, detention was warranted, and they should focus on treating the victim.
“If you don’t have a suitable detention facility for traditional cases, then they should be handed over to the national police,” he said.
Mr. Tokpah further argued that by allowing Prince and Bill to move freely, the Nimba County Traditional Council, led by Chief Moses Vah, may be seen as complicit in the alleged ritualistic act that left Christian with a prolonged erection. “With Christian’s condition, it could happen to anyone of us at any time,” Anthony Boapea-Saye Tokpah warned.
He criticized the Nimba County Traditional Council for failing to address the ritual erection issue affecting Christian Youhn, saying, “Our traditional council needs to be wiser in handling such matters. If you know you can’t handle it, then you’re part of the problem.” Tokpah emphasized the need for the council to take action to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Mr. Tokpah emphasized that while the traditional council couldn’t find a solution to Christian’s condition in Liberia, they should have reached out to the alleged Guinean herbalist through diplomatic channels. He suggested that the council should have invited the herbalist to Liberia to provide treatment.
Mr. Tokpah criticized the council’s decision to allow both the accused and the victim to travel to Guinea in search of the herbalist, which ultimately led to the accused abandoning the victim and fleeing. “If an individual confesses before you, that means that person has the remedy; they have a solution,” he stated.
Christian Youhn’s hope for survival hangs in the balance as he awaits traditional herbs to alleviate his condition,” Anthony said, adding that Christian is currently in his hometown of Mao.
According to Mr. Tokpah, Christian’s health is deteriorating daily, with severe symptoms including prolonged erections, loss of sleep and peace, and bloody urination.
“What you can handle, you can go for it, simple. This situation has embarrassed the community and the entire county of Nimba. If our beloved brother dies, we will hold the traditional council accountable,” he said.
He concluded by accusing the traditional council of contributing to the county’s negative image, alleging that the council has failed over the years to effectively prosecute ritualists and provide relief to the community.
