Will VP Koung Son Sue the Government- If MPW Breaks Down Second Building?

Claim: "Vice President’s Son threatens a lawsuit against the Government if his Second Building is Demolished following the previous Demolition of his home on Peace Island."

Source: DN News

Verdict: TRUE (with context).

Full Text: Yeakeh Sayequee is said to be the foster son of Liberian Vice President Jeremiah Koung. Following a recent Public Works demolition exercise that affected his peace island residence, DN News, an online media outlet in Liberia, posted that Sayequee has threatened legal action against the government in an attempt to prevent the Ministry of Public Works from demolishing his second building in the same environment. the outlet information relies on a "Facebook video" in which it claimed Sayequee said he would not accept the demolition of his second building, where construction is still ongoing. As of the time of this check, the post attracted 187 reactions, 86 comments, and 5 shares. 

Verification: TSM takes note of Yeakeh Sayequee's comment under the post DN News made. He said, "I will give this platform 24 hours to delete this nonsense they post, or else we will meet in court."

TSM also reviewed the 0:43 video posted by DN News in which it claimed Yeakeh made the statement. 

The outlet attributed the source of the video to Yeakeh, which means Yeakeh was the one who made the video.  

In the 0:04-29 seconds of the video, a guy is heard saying, "Just wait, this building will fall?" I told them over and over, and we made the place; when this building falls, that's the time I will take them to court. 

They can't listen. "We also reviewed his Facebook page and came across a post he made with the caption "This too shall pass." In one of the two videos that accompany the post, a male voice is heard making the exact comments as claimed by the outlet, while the yellow machine operator is striving to demolish the building. That post generated 89 reactions, 61 comments, and 7 shares, with many expressing empathy. 

For Further verification purposes, to establish whether it was  Yeakh's voice, we reached out to him via messenger to authenticate the voice in the video. He confirmed this voice is his, but said he did not threaten to sue the Liberian government simply because part of his property would be demolished. 

Instead, he explained that the Ministry of Public Works had initially marked a specific portion of the building for removal and that he agreed to cut back to that mark. He claims the demolition crew attempted to go beyond the marked area, potentially bringing down the entire building. So he warned that he would take legal action (including seeking a writ) only if authorities exceeded the scope of the government’s markings.

He further alleged that the statement circulating online had been taken out of context and that he had been secretly recorded. 

Conclusion: verification shows Yeakeh did threaten legal action, but his threat was conditional. 

In the DN News video and in the video posted on his own Facebook page, a male voice, which he later confirmed as his, says he would “take them to court” if the building fell or if they did not listen—supporting DN News’ core claim that he referenced going to court.

However, in his full response, Yeakeh clarifies he was not threatening to sue simply because demolition was happening; he says he would pursue legal action only if Public Works or the demolition team went beyond the area the government marked and attempted to bring down the entire building. 

So, the “he will take them to court” claim is accurate, but it needs the added context that he frames it as a response to exceeding the marked scope, not to lawful demolition as such.