Bockarie says Sankoh must meet rebels on the ground

RUF rebel commander Sam Bockarie meanwhile called for a face-to-face meeting “in the jungle” with Sankoh. In an interview with ‘Radio France Internationale’, broadcast yesterday, he dismissed Sankoh’s call earlier this week for the RUF to observe a ceasefire. “We need to meet Foday Sankoh on neutral ground, to talk with him, to see him physically and to make sure he is in good health,” Bockarie said. “He needs to be given the possibility to see his troops in the jungle where he left them ... if President Kabbah wants peace, this is the only solution.” Kabbah has agreed to let Sankoh meet his commanders, but at a location outside the country. The Togolese capital, Lome, has been mooted as a venue