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Chief of staff dies

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    Sierra Leone's chief of staff, Brigadier-General Maxwell Khobe, died in Lagos on Tuesday, news organisations reported. According to PANA news agency, Brig-Gen Khobe, 50, was evacuated from Freetown to Lagos a week ago after he reportedly collapsed.

    Khobe, who was Nigerian, headed the ECOMOG (Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group) task force in Sierra Leone before being appointed chief of staff. He spearheaded the military operation that restored President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah to power in February 1998 after his overthrow in May 1997.

    Sierra Leone has declared seven days of mourning in his honour. PANA quoted the country's high commissioner to Nigeria, Joe Blell, as saying Khobe's death would have a serious impact on the peace process. "Khobe had his own way of doing things, he will be missed greatly," he said.

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