He told the court that he was kept alive because he was literate and the fighters decided he was useful to them. The RUF terrorized Sierra Leone cutting the hands and arms from civilians including children. “I saw Gibril Massaquoi and Zigzag Maza in Kpokolahun, and I saw him (Massaquoi) among the soldiers and they were paying courtesy to him. The Mende tribe is in Sierra Leone, about three hours walk away from our town,” he said. She told the court she could not recall the exact name that she gave to the Finnish police who interviewed her before the trial.

Source: Front Page Africa March 17, 2021 07:47 UTC