Monrovia, May 1 -- A standoff is emerging between the Executive Protection Service (EPS) and opposition figures, spotlighting deepening tensions within the country's political and security landscape.

By Jaheim T. Tumu, jaheimt.tumu@frontpageafricaonline.com

The controversy follows a warning from the EPS Wednesday that it will withdraw protection from any VIP who incites rebellion or violence - a statement widely interpreted as a response to former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor's recent warnings of "chaos."

While the EPS did not explicitly name Taylor, its strongly worded statement came just days after she accused President Joseph Boakai of undermining the Supreme Court and suggested that Liberia is on the brink of instability if...