The riots are said to have erupted after the students who reportedly worked for around a week or so doing sanitation related works in Monrovia turned out for the promised $35 but could not get their pay in time and thereafter ran out of patience.
Se dice que los disturbios estallaron después de que los estudiantes, tras supuestamente haber trabajado durante aproximadamente una semana llevando a cabo labores de saneamiento en Monrovia, se presentaran para cobrar los 35 dólares sin éxito, lo que les hizo perder la paciencia.