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Ex-rebels welcome ECOMOG troops to Makeni

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    Former RUF fighters have welcomed the recent deployment of ECOMOG troops to the northern town of Makeni, pledging their full cooperation in the task of consolidating peace in Sierra Leone, ECOMOG said in a news release dated 14 November.

    RUF “Brigadier” Issa Sesay, described by ECOMOG as the “Commander of the ex-combatants in Makeni,” told a delegation including RUF leader Foday Sankoh, ECOMOG, UNAMSIL and government disarmament officials that his men were ready to disarm in compliance with the directives of their leader, ECOMOG reported.

    Issa took control of Makeni in the second part of October after a dispute with members of the former Sierra Leone army (ex-SLA) who had been based there.

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