Massaquoi was under witness protection for his role informing on ex-combatants in Sierra Leone’s civil war for the post-war justice tribunals held in the country including the Special Court for Sierra Leone which convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor for war crimes. He insisted Massaquoi was in Liberia in the northern county of Lofa which was a crossing point between Sierra Leone and Liberia. The witness claimed that he was born, schooled in Sierra Leone and was recruited as a child to fight by Massaquoi. “I know Massaquoi killed Superman, because I was behind him when he was killed in Lofa and I saw it. The court held hearings in Liberia and Sierra Leone in March and April but has returned to examine key questions in the case.

Source: Front Page Africa September 20, 2021 00:43 UTC