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Ex-child fighter explains cannibalism in ULIMO-K |
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Written by Wellington Geevon Smith
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
A former child fighter has given account how fighters of the defunct ULIMO-K faction slaughtered and ate eight civilians in Lofa County in 1993.
The ex-child soldier told the truth commission following the group’s capture of the area, the fighters divided the civilians into two groups and sent them to go hunt.
He recalled the civilians returned from the forest with only one group bringing animals to the fighters.
The former fighter whose identity was concealed to ensure protection, explained the ULIMO-K fighters ordered the slaughter of the group that did not succeed.
He told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission the civilians including his brother were slaughtered and cooked for consumption.
The former child testified under theme: “Children And The Conflict In Liberia: What Does The Future Hold?”
It is aimed at understanding the impact of the conflict and transitional justice mechanisms on the development of Liberian children and their future.
The Monrovia hearing brings to four regional public hearings for children and panel discussions between the commissioners and children.
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