ECOMOG Force Commander Major General Timothy Shelpidi has hailed British assistance to the West African intervention force. An ECOMOG press release, sent to IRIN today, said Shelpidi met a five-man British military team in Freetown yesterday to discuss details of British aid for ECOMOG operations. “ECOMOG continues to appreciate the assistance being given in the form of logistics and other aids,” Shelpidi was quoted as saying.
The head of the British team, Brigadier David Richards, told the ECOMOG High Command that a “comprehensive package” of British assistance would be worked out based on the current consultations and he hoped such action would prompt similar efforts by other countries, the press release said. According to Richards, the assistance would be “all-embracing” to complement ECOMOG activities on land, sea and air and also to train the future Sierra Leone army.
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