Transportation in the country continues to be a problematic issue as commuters struggle each day to find their ways to and from work, school or other engagements they need to attend to.

The country’s transportation system gets worse by the day. The roads are always busy even during weekends than it used to be before.

Commuters would have to spend hours before reaching their destination due to various factors such as traffic jam, shortage of vehicles and drivers refusing to go directly to places which leave commuters no option but to take two to three vehicles to reach their various destinations.

One commuter explains that one of the reasons behind drivers acting in such a way is because the government has not placed much concern.

“The government has not put in a lot of concern in our transport sector, they should get more buses and look for ways to construct or expand roads if not we will continue to suffer and it will be worse in the next year or two to come,” he says.

Another says it is because there is no more control in the country and everyone gets to do what they want.

“People now are free to do whatever and however they want. Prices in the market are increasing by the day, drivers no longer have mercy because everyone is looking out for themselves,” he says.

Former justice minister Lamin Jobarteh has launched a strong denial over claims he cut the nipple of Balo Kanteh, a former rebel commander.

Kanteh was tortured after he was arrested when he and his fellow rebels attacked the Farafenni camp as part of a plan to overthrow former president Yahya Jammeh 17 years ago.

Kanteh who is now 55 years old told the TRRC in December last year his father was made to look on as he got stripped and tortured at the NIA. He had been shot on the leg.

“They removed my underwear and tied my hands and legs. Joe Mendy, Babadinding Jobarteh and Foday Barry then stood over me and started dripping hot plastic on me for me to talk,” he told the TRRC before proceeding to accuse former justice minister Lamin Babadinding Jobarteh who was then an investigator of cutting his nipple.

“That’s what they were doing and Babadinding Jobarteh cut of one of my nipples with a razor blade,” he alleged.

Jobarteh got his chance to respond to the claims on Thursday when he appeared before the TRRC and he insisted throughout he never laid a finger on Kanteh.

“I did not touch his nipple talk less of cutting it,” he said.

“The tortures Balo put on me happened to him in Liberia, so I Allah will judge between him and I,” he added.

Kanteh is a former rebel commander who fought for former Liberia leader Charles Taylor during the Liberian civil war of the 90s.