He was declared murdered in Liberia on 1st June 2003, a month after he was indicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone. But the witnesses, in separate accounts on Monday, told the court that Massaquoi ordered Koroma’s murder while the accused was fighting for Taylor in Lofa County between 2001 and 2002. He told the court another soldier named Marley informed him the incident happened between Masabolahun and Kolahun. The second witness, “Soldier 22,” told the court that while serving as a junior militia fighter, he was in a town in Lofa County when Massaquoi ordered Koroma arrested. In another instance, the first witness told the court that he saw Massaquoi in active combat at Waterside in Monrovia between 2002 and early 2003.

Source: Front Page Africa April 06, 2021 06:56 UTC