Top: A portion of ex-Representative Albert Hills’ abandoned 300 acres of farmland in Quikon after a report found he purchased it illegally. The DayLight/Esau J. Farr
By Esau J. Farr
ROCK CRUSHER – A former lawmaker of Bong County has abandoned a rubber farm after an investigation unearthed that he had illegally acquired the land on which it is planted.
Neither Albert Hills Jr., who served as representative of Bong County District #1 from 2018 to 2024, nor his workers have returned to the 300 acres for over three years, according to locals. This reporter observed the farm covered in bush.
“There is no new cutlass mark on that farm as we speak,” said David Kangar, the chairman of Quikon’s customary land leadership. “The guy he put over the farm has left the farm, and nobody comes there [anymore].”
Hill did not reply to questions and failed to answer calls placed to him.
The 2023 investigation had found that Hills paid an elder an undisclosed fee for the customary land in the Quikon Clan of Kokoyah District. The purchase violated the Land Rights Act, which prohibits such a deal until 2068.
The land in question is part of approximately 25,000 hectares for which Quikon is on the verge of getting a customary land deed. The Liberia Land Authority surveyed the land, confirming the clan’s landmass.
Asked what the community would do if Hills came back for the land, Kangar gave a firm response: “The community is going to take the land.”
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