The Liberian Mandingo Association of New York

"The doctors have operated on his brains, and have told us that 99% of them is already dead," a family member told SIS. Quoting the doctors, the family member, who preferred anonymity, added: "At this time, only God can revive him."

Cause of death/finger-pointing

The actual cause of death has not been establish. Some say Chayee was suffering from brain trauma for a while, even before traveling to Liberia. On the other hand, as the deceased battled for survival from a brain surgery he underwent Monday, many of his friends and relatives were already suspecting foul play and pointing accusing fingers. Some are accusing LURD's ousted leader, Damante Konneh, of poisoning Doe. Some of the deceased's friends and family members told the Sloh Information Service in Philadelphia today that they hold Konteh responsible for Doe's illness, adding, "he will pay for Chayee's death; he should know we are still fighting war."

In a related development, other family members say the deceased's sister-in-law, Nancy, who has allegedly been in a long fuss with him over the late president's properties, ranks number one on the suspect list.

About the deceased

Chayee, the last surviving son of Matthew and Annie Doe, is the younger brother of the late president Samuel Kanyon Doe. He traveled to the United States for studies immediately after his brother and other noncommissioned military personnel shot their way to power in 1980. He lived and studied in the state of Delaware until recently when he teamed up with other exiled Liberians to form the rebel Liberians United for Reconciliation and Development (LURD).

The deceased became LURD's vice chairman, and was scheduled to become Liberia's vice head of state had LURD succeeded in single-handedly overthrowing Charles Taylor. Instead, Chayee became managing director of the Freeport of Monrovia under the power-sharing arrangement brokered by the international community following Taylor's involuntary departure from Liberia last year.

LURD leaders recently removed the rebel movement's leader, Damante Konteh, and replaced him with the late Doe, then his deputy. Doe suddenly fell ill few days after the change, and was flown to the United States for treatment.

Chayee, the last surviving son of Matthew and Annie Doe, is the younger brother of the late president Samuel Kanyon Doe, slain on September 9, 1990 by rebel Prince Y. Johnson and his INPFL rebels. He traveled to the United States for studies immediately after his brother and other noncommissioned military personnel shot their way to power in 1980. He lived and studied in the state of Delaware until recently when he teamed up with other exiled Liberians to form the rebel Liberians United for Reconciliation and Development (LURD). He became LURD's vice chairman, and was scheduled to become Liberia's vice head of state had LURD succeeded in single-handedly overthrowing Charles Taylor. Instead, Chayee became managing director of the Freeport of Monrovia under the power-sharing arrangement brokered by the international community following Taylor's involuntary departure from Liberia last year.

In Monrovia recently, Prince Johnson, now exiled in Nigeria, accused the late Chayee of plotting to assassinate him in revenge the late President's slaying. Chayee denied the allegation and said he wanted peace for Liberia.

	LURD Leader Dies In America ...Friends and family suspect foul play by J. Nagbe Sloh Sloh Information Service June 8, 2004 Philadelphia, June 9 (SIS) - The Managing Director of the Freeport of Monrovia, Mr. Chayee Doe, died today at the Christiana Hospital in Delaware, United States of America, where he had been hospitalized in critical condition since last Monday . The best efforts of brain surgeons at the hospital failed to save his life or diagnose the cause of death. Liberia's Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Mr. Jackson E. Doe, currently in the United States, told the Sloh Information Service in Philadelphia that Chayee, his cousin, died at 5:17 p.m. today. Jackson said funeral arrangements are underway, and that the people of Grand Gedeh County will give the late Chayee a state-like funeral. On the venue of burial, Jackson said Chayee's friends and relatives will soon decide whether to bury him in the United States or in Liberia. The quiet 37-year-old brother of slain President Samuel Kanyon Doe, suddenly fell ill in Monrovia last week and was immediately airlifted to the United States for treatment. He almost died during a flight change in a European capitol enroute to the States. Some of the late Doe's friends and family members told the Sloh Information Service yesterday that they had already lost hope for his survival, and were now taking his fate "to the Lord in prayers." Apparently, the prayers failed. "The doctors have operated on his brains, and have told us that 99% of them is already dead," a family member told SIS. Quoting the doctors, the family member, who preferred anonymity, added: "At this time, only God can revive him." Cause of death/finger-pointing The actual cause of death has not been establish. Some say Chayee was suffering from brain trauma for a while, even before traveling to Liberia. On the other hand, as the deceased battled for survival from a brain surgery he underwent Monday, many of his friends and relatives were already suspecting foul play and pointing accusing fingers. Some are accusing LURD's ousted leader, Damante Konneh, of poisoning Doe. Some of the deceased's friends and family members told the Sloh Information Service in Philadelphia today that they hold Konteh responsible for Doe's illness, adding, "he will pay for Chayee's death; he should know we are still fighting war." In a related development, other family members say the deceased's sister-in-law, Nancy, who has allegedly been in a long fuss with him over the late president's properties, ranks number one on the suspect list. About the deceased Chayee, the last surviving son of Matthew and Annie Doe, is the younger brother of the late president Samuel Kanyon Doe. He traveled to the United States for studies immediately after his brother and other noncommissioned military personnel shot their way to power in 1980. He lived and studied in the state of Delaware until recently when he teamed up with other exiled Liberians to form the rebel Liberians United for Reconciliation and Development (LURD). The deceased became LURD's vice chairman, and was scheduled to become Liberia's vice head of state had LURD succeeded in single-handedly overthrowing Charles Taylor. Instead, Chayee became managing director of the Freeport of Monrovia under the power-sharing arrangement brokered by the international community following Taylor's involuntary departure from Liberia last year. LURD leaders recently removed the rebel movement's leader, Damante Konteh, and replaced him with the late Doe, then his deputy. Doe suddenly fell ill few days after the change, and was flown to the United States for treatment. Chayee, the last surviving son of Matthew and Annie Doe, is the younger brother of the late president Samuel Kanyon Doe, slain on September 9, 1990 by rebel Prince Y. Johnson and his INPFL rebels. He traveled to the United States for studies immediately after his brother and other noncommissioned military personnel shot their way to power in 1980. He lived and studied in the state of Delaware until recently when he teamed up with other exiled Liberians to form the rebel Liberians United for Reconciliation and Development (LURD). He became LURD's vice chairman, and was scheduled to become Liberia's vice head of state had LURD succeeded in single-handedly overthrowing Charles Taylor. Instead, Chayee became managing director of the Freeport of Monrovia under the power-sharing arrangement brokered by the international community following Taylor's involuntary departure from Liberia last year. In Monrovia recently, Prince Johnson, now exiled in Nigeria, accused the late Chayee of plotting to assassinate him in revenge the late President's slaying. Chayee denied the allegation and said he wanted peace for Liberia.