It is alleged that Abate was a commander in ULIMO and ordered crimes of rape, murder, detention and other war crimes and committed many himself. The witness’s village lies some three hours further west of Bopolu and it's connected by a bridge infamously named "Jungle Jabbah Bridge." The daughter then came to confront Jabateh and he became angry and ordered her raped by four of his soldiers. “I know Mohammed, he’s a good man. “A good man to all of us.”Mohammed Jabateh faces up to 30 years in federal prison if found guilty on the four federal criminal charges.

Source: Front Page Africa October 11, 2017 04:07 UTC