MONROVIA – Former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol Madam Nora Finda Bundoo, along with several executives of the Anita Group of Companies Inc., has been formally indicted and issued a writ of arrest by Liberia’s First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Court “C” for Montserrado County. The action, authorized on November 5, 2025, comes as part of the government’s intensified anti-corruption efforts led by the Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) under Chairman Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin and supported by the Ministry of Justice.
Presided over by His Honour Ousman F. Feika, Assigned Circuit Judge, the court’s indictment commands the Sheriff of Montserrado County, Major Austine Seinavula, or his deputy, to arrest and bring before the court Madam Bundoo and all other named defendants. The indictment lists six serious criminal charges: money laundering, theft of property, misuse of public money, property or records, criminal conspiracy, forgery, and criminal facilitation.
The court order 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.”
The writ also instructs the sheriff to endorse an official return detailing how the arrests are carried out:
“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.”
Among those indicted alongside Bundoo 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. Other individuals listed include staff of the Anita Group, Thelma E. Duncan Sawyer, Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and G. Edmund Ponpon, Jr., Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The indictment is part of AREPT’s ongoing mandate to trace, recover, and reclaim public assets and funds believed to have been unlawfully acquired by former officials and private actors. Since its establishment, AREPT has focused on recovering misappropriated government funds and holding accountable those allegedly involved in complex financial schemes, fraud, and corruption.
Madam Bundoo and the other defendants now face legal proceedings that will require them to answer the charges in court. Legal observers say the case could have significant ramifications for Liberia’s anti-corruption landscape, reinforcing the government’s commitment to holding high-ranking officials and private actors accountable for financial misconduct.
