Appendix 4, Part 3: Table of Mass Graves and Other Sites

APPENDIX 4 – PART THREE

Table of Mass Graves and Other Sites

Kono District – Mass Graves

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged Cause of Death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Kamara

Tombodu

Near the Ansarul Islamic Primary School in an open field along the Sukudu Road. (shallow shape)

Unspecified

Unknown.

Several allegations: beaten to death (after being hung on a tree); gunshots; being overridden by a vehicle

1998

RUF/AFRC

Kamara

Tombodu

Near the PC’s compound and directly opposite the ex-combatant tailoring shop along the Sukundu Road. (a disused well)

Unspecified

Unknown.

Gunshots

1998

RUF/AFRC

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged Cause of Death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
3	Kamara	Tombodu	Directly opposite the Bendu II junction, along the road into Tombodu Town. The site is covered with water and grass has surrounded it. (= “the Savage Pit”)	Unspecified	Unknown.	Gunshots; after amputation by “Col. Savage”.	1998	1998	RUF/AFRC
4	Nimikoro	Njala Nimikoro	Between 4 big rocks behind a burnt house frame along the Njaiama Nimikoro road.	Over 150.	Unknown. (mixed sex and ages, believed to be between the ages of 7 and 55; allegedly 56 children between 7 and 15)	Beating; stabbing; gunshot wounds.	July 1995	July 1995	RUF
Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged Cause of Death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
5	Nimikoro	Njala Nimikoro	Behind the general market close to the burnt house foundation and directly underneath a guava tree.	Over 50.	Unknown. (mixed sex, including 20 children)	Burnt alive.	July 1995	July 1995	RUF
6	Nimikoro	Njaiama Nimikoro	Adjacent the residence of the Speaker Pa Buffa. Covered with grass, along the Bumpeh road.	14	Unknown. (4 male adults, 3 lads, 4 female adults, 3 little girls; some names are given)	Massacred by slaughtering. (throats sliced) (hiding in house and ordered to come out)	July 1995	July 1995	RUF
7	Nimikoro	Njaiama Nimikoro	Along the Salikeneh road, in an old garage under-carrier pit. Directly under 2 mango trees and between 2 banana and 1 pawpaw tree.	37 (male adults)	Unknown. (a few names are given)	Gunshot wounds. (RUF overtook town; aligned them in single straight line and shot at close range)	July 1995	July 1995	RUF
Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged Cause of Death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
8	Nimikoro	Njaiama Nimikoro	Along the Salikeneh road, behind a mud house. Directly near a small kitchen hut under a guava tree, along the Salikeneh road behind the market. (oval shape)	33 (female adults, including 4 under five-babies)	Unknown.	Gunshot wounds. (town overran; ordered to leave houses; then killed)	July 1995	July 1995	RUF
9	Nimikoro	Njaiama Nimikoro	Along the Tongo road, behind the house of Pa Alpha Foday. Directly near PC Matturi’s fence. Covered with Okra plants. (oval shape)	Over 11 (4 male adults, 1 boy, 3 girls, 3 female adults, etc.)	Unknown. (some of the names are given)	Gunshot wounds. (town overran; ordered to leave houses; then killed)	July 1995	July 1995	RUF

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged Cause of Death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Nimikoro

Njaiama Nimikoro

Along the Tongo road, behind the house of Pa Alpha Foday. Directly near PC Matturi’s fence. Covered with coco-yam-plants. (shallow shape)

Unspecified

Unknown

Gunshot wounds (victims killed at diff. places)

July 1995

RUF

11/12

Nimikoro

Motema

Under 2 wild trees along the Koidu-Motema high way, near the NP petrol station and directly opposite Pa Bull’s unfinished house with a carpentry shop. (It is 2 graves, allegedly one with males and one with females)

Unknown

Gunshot wounds (houses surrounded and ordered to come out; once they did, shot)

1998

1998 (buried not too far from house where taken from)

RUF/AFRC

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged Cause of Death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
13	Gbense	Koeyor	Between a banana and a palm tree, near a pit toilet along the Gandohon-Guinea high way.	Unspecified (skeletons)	Unknown	Unknown	1998	2000 (when returned from Guinea, dis-covered and buried.)	RUF/AFRC
14	Tankoro	Sokogbeh	Between some orange, mango and lokos trees within the Sokogbeh bush, about 3 yards off the sokogbeh main road and near the monkey hills.	15 (male adults)	Unknown	Gunshot wounds (majority killed after being suspected kamajor; killed at diff. locations; civilians summarily executed after brief introduction)	1997	1997	RUF/AFRC
15	Tankoro	Sokogbeh	Idem	5 (male adults)	Unknown	Gunshot wounds	1997	1997	RUF/AFRC
16	Tankoro	Sokogbeh	Idem	9 (male adults)	Unknown	Gunshot wounds	1997	1997	RUF/AFRC

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged Cause of Death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Tankoro

Sokogbeh

Idem

7 (male adults)

Unknown

Gunshot wounds

1997

RUF/AFRC

Tankoro

Koakoyema

Open trench. About 200 metres behind the Kono Model Academy dilapidated school building, along th Kono-Masingbi high way.

Unspecified skeletons.

Unknown

Gunshot and bayonet wounds

Between 1993 and 2000.

Found when school resumed in 2002. Hole is dug and skulls and bones buried.

RUF/AFRC.

Tankoro

Koakoyema

About 15 metres adjacent the Kono Model Academy dilapidated school building, near a wild tree, along the Kono-Masingbi high way.

Unspecified

Unknown

Gunshot and bayonet wounds

Between 1993 and 2000.

Between 1992 and 2000.

RUF/AFRC

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged Cause of Death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Sandor

Kayima

Along the Gbandokor road, behind a mud house not too far from the Native Administrative Court Barray. An old pit toilet.

Unspecified skeletons.

Unknown

Gunshot and bayonet wounds

1998

2000 (dis-covered after coming back)

RUF/AFRC

Sandor

Kayima

Not too far behind a mud house, across a stream.

Unspecified.

Unknown. All males.

(suspected rebels)

June 1998

SLA

Kono District - Other sites

Site	Type	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Allegations	Date of Event	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
1	Execution	Kamara	Tombodu	No. 7A, Sangbe Lane, opposite the town mosque.	Between 60 and 100. (Male adults)	Unknown.	Burnt alive in the house.	1998		RUF/AFRC
2	Execution	Kamara	Tombodu	In the The’s compound along the The Road up the hill overlooking the township	Unspecified	Unknown	Gunshot wounds	1998	1998	RUF/AFRC
3	Execution	Kamara	Tombodu	On the core tar near the detention site along the The road.	Unspecified.	Unknown.	Gunshot wounds.	1998	1998	RUF/AFRC

Site

Type

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Allegations

Date of Event

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Torture - Execution

Kamara

Tombodu

A pear tree located near the Ansarul Islamic Primary School in an open field along the Sukudu Road.

Unspecified

Unknown

Hung on the pear tree and beaten to death with mortar pestle.

1998

RUF/AFRC

Amputation

Kamara

Tombodu

A long water pipe; in a car park under some mango tree and not too far from the detention site, It is near a burnt building.

Unspecified

Unknown

Amputated (by col. Savage)

1998

RUF/AFRC

Site

Type

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Allegations

Date of Event

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Detention

Kamara

Tombodu

Former local cell; near the core tar execution site along the The road not too far from the former Native Court barray.

Unspecified.

Unknown.

Detained at this site before execution or amputation.

1998

RUF/AFRC

Tonkolilli District - Mass Graves

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged cause of death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Kunike Sanda

Masingbi

Off the Masingbi-Kono high way, left from Freetown, opposite the NP petrol station and directly behind the first house on the left hand side approachin the only Lebanese shop in the Masingbi township, along the Masiaka Street. (shallow shape)

4 (male adults)

Unknown

Gunshot wounds (gun battle RUF/AFRC – Kamajors)

1997

RUF/AFRC

Kunike Sanda

Masingbi

Off the Masingbi-Kono high way along the Maquali road, in an old garage under carrier pit. (shallow shape)

Over 30 (male adults)

Unknown

Gunshot wounds (gun battle RUF/AFRC – Kamajors)

1997

RUF/AFRC

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged cause of death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
3	Kunike Sanda	Masingbi	Off the Masingbi-Kono high way, right from Freetown, adjacent the NPpetrol station and directly opposite the hill-top of the UNAMSIL Bangladesh peace keeping base and very close to a wild tree with many bird nests. (oval shape)	3 (male adults)	Unknown. (RUF rebels; Rambo and 2 others)	Gunshot wounds	1997	1997	SLA(AFRC)
4	Kunike Sanda	Masingbi	Off the Masingbi-Kono high way, right from Freetown, adjacent to NP petrol. (shallow shape)	9 (male adults)	Unknown. RUF/AFRC members	Gunshot wounds	1997	1997	Kamajors
5	Kholifa Rowalla	Magburaka	At No. 1 Bo road, behind a store, near the Magburaka town round-about, within an area called Lowko. (shallow shape)	Over 30	Unknown (RUF fighters)	Gunshot wounds	2000	2000	Unknown
Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged cause of death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
6	Kholifa Rowalla	Magburaka	Between 2 burnt houses (no. 18 and 20) along Makeni road. (a disused well – shallow shape)	5 (male adults)	Unknown.	Gunshot wounds. (crossfire RUF/AFRC – Kamajors)	1998	1998	RUF/AFRC
7	Kholifa Rowalla	Magburaka	At no. 4, Beckley Street, off the Makeni road, near the NaCSA office. (shallow shape)	2 (male adults)	Kalie Sankoh & Lamin Kamara	Burnt alive.	1998	1998 (grave near foundation of the house)	RUF/AFRC
8	Kholifa Rowalla	Magburaka	Along the Makeni road, near the old bridge close to the Pampana River.	2	2 Kenyan UN peace keepers	Attacked and armour tank fell in river.	May 2000		RUF

Bonthe District - Mass graves

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
1	Sogbini	Tihun	On the road from Tihun to Talia about ¼ mile, under a cotton and mango tree.	19ft by 4ft, and 7ft depth	600 (RUF called everybody to barray; later executed and set on fire)	18/02/95	19/12/95	RUF
2 (a)	Sogbini	Bauya	At the back ok the first compound going to Tihun, under a cotton tree.	17ft length, 7ft width, 5ft depth	56	02/11/95	23/12/95	RUF
3 (b)	Sogbini	Bauya	Under a cacao plantation on the left hand of the road entering Bauya, under a cotton and plum tree.	12ft length, 6ft width, 5ft depth	50	02/11/95	23/12/95

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Jong

Mattru

By the bed of the river close to the Jetty’s waiting room.

8ft by 4ft and 3ft depth

5 (accused of being “rebels”)

June 1991

June 1991 (same day)

SSD

Jong (Kpangeima section)

Mattru

By the side of the main road in the compound of the Section Chief Madam.

10ft by 4ft 6in and 3ft depth

12 (soldiers and Kamajors)

March 1997

SLA, Kamajors

Yawbeko

Talia

Under a small guava tree in Talia town in a road leading to Senehun Gbiow village.

5ft by 4ft, depth unknown.

5-10

1995

RUF

Yawbeko

Talia

On the left road by the Court Barray leading to the Primary School.

21ft by 14ft and 5ft depth

450 (accused of being SLA and RUF)

Between 1997 and 2000.

Kamajor

Moyamba District - Mass Graves

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Date of killing

Date of burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Kongbora

Magbenka

Under a plum tree at the back of the community store.

17ft. length, 6ft. width, 6ft. depth

06/01/96

02/12/96

RUF

2 (a)

Kaiyamba

Yoyema

In a toilet pit at the back of the community store opposite the Health Centre.

3ft. circumference, 12ft. depth

(size needs to be verified)

150 (“fired indiscrimi-nately”)

16/06/96

18/06/96

RUF

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Date of killing	Date of burial	Alleged Perpetrator
3 (b)	Kaiyamba	Yoyema	Back of a newly built mud house, about 50 yards right of Site no. 2 and by the Health Centre.	10 ft. length, 5ft. width, 4ft. depth (size needs to be verified)	4	16/06/96	18/06/96	RUF
4 (c)	Kaiyamba	Yoyema	In an old toilet pit at the back of a shop going to the swamp.	3ft. circumference, 8ft. depth	12	16/06/96	18/06/96
5 (a)	Fakunya	Moyolo	Under a breadfruit tree by the right hand forest, entering the village.	15ft. length, 7ft. width	18	18/02/96	22/02/96
6 (b)	Fakunya	Moyolo	On the left hand of the river bed entering into the village.	6ft. length, 4ft. width, 3ft. depth	4	18/02/96	22/02/96	RUF
7 (c)	Fakunya	Moyolo	At the back of the village near the Health Centre.	12ft. length, 7ft. width, 4ft. depth	12	18/02/96	22/02/96	RUF

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Date of killing	Date of burial	Alleged Perpetrator
8	Lower Banta Gbangbatoke	Mogbomo	Behind the house of Pa Gabbidon along the main road.	9ft. length, 4ft. width, 4ft. depth	18	January 1995	March 1996	RUF
9	Lower Banta Gbangbatoke	Mosenessie	Under a cocoanut and banana tree at the back of a Bondo society shrine.	6ft. length, 5ft. width, 4ft. depth	9	?	16/12/95	RUF
10 (a)	Lower Banta Gbangbatoke	Mokanji	At the right hand side entry Mokanji overlooking the valley under a tectonial grandise tree.	19ft by 8ft, covered by sand	40	January 1997	January 1997	SLA, Kamajors
11 (b)	Lower Banta Gbangbatoke	Mokanji	On the road by the left hand by Archie Morre Garage and a broken house.	12ft by 10ft and 6ft depth	20	January 1997	January 1997	SLA, Kamajors
12	Fakunya	Kwellu	Very close to the cemetery in a bushy place by the school.	6ft by 4ft and 3ft depth	5	17/07/1996	17/07/1996	RUF

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Date of killing	Date of burial	Alleged Perpetrator
13	Dasse	Jaihun – Ponglama	At the back of the Chief’s kitchen by a banana plantation	6ft length, 3ft width, 6ft depth	2 (killed with stick)	August 1995	(buried “after the invaders had left”)	RUF
14 (a)	Kori	Mosongo	At the back of Chief Kpange’s compound near a kitchen.	7ft length, 5ft width, 3ft depth	7	January 1994	(not mentioned; but seems that quite some time later)	RUF
15 (a)	Kori	Mosongo	Under an orange tree very close to Site 14.	7ft length, 5ft width, 3ft depth	6	January 1994	(same remark)	RUF

Kenema District - Mass Graves

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged cause of death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Small Bo

Bandawoh

2km to the town from Blama towards the bridge

13ft length, 15ft width

Unknown (except “Sao Kowa”)

Beaten with sticks and shot.

26/03/94

RUF

Nongowa

Kordebotehun

RC School field

12ft length, 8ft width, 10ft depth

1 unknown

Opened firing at blank range into civilians; others ordered to come out of house and shot)

09/02/99

18/02/99

RUF/AFRC

Kenema District - Other sites

Site

Type

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity of Victims

Date of incident

Alleged Perpetrator

Torture

Small Bo

Bandawoh

Center town, town chief’s house

Unknown, except “Brima Koroma”

26/03/98

RUF

Kailahun District - Mass Graves

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged cause of death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged perpetrator

Golahun

(Info should be verified)

Golahun

Difficult to measure. Oval shape.

Unknown (children below the age of 7)

13/03/98

RUF/AFRC

Peje Bongre

Golahun

A burnt house. A new dwelling is on construction at the site.

Unknown, except 3.

Victims locked in the house and set on fire.

March 1994

RUF

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged cause of death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged perpetrator
3	Peje Bongre	Golahun	Site had been transformed into a back yard dustbin.	Difficult to measure.	30	Unknown, except 3.		13/03/98	14/03/98	RUF/AFRC
4	Jawie	Nyeiyama	At the entrance of the town by the last bridge.	6ft length, 4ft width	8	Unknown, except 6	(“ritual human sacrifice for protection”)	06/09/95	09/09/95	ULIMO (Co. Konneh)
5	Jawie	Nyeiyama	Centre town	8ft length, 13ft width	15	Unknown, except 4.	Mosque burnt and “killing spray”.	18/03/97	19/03/97	RUF/AFRC
6	Jawie	Nyeiyama	New Apostolic Church Compound	10ft length, 7ft width	16	Unknown, except 4.		18/03/97	19/03/97
7	Malema	Gboijiema	2km off the town barry	10ft length, 7ft width	45	25 names are given	Guns and knives used.	20/09/91	12/05/94	RUF (names are given)
8	Malema	Njabama	Adjacent the town barry	15ft length, 7ft width	12	Unknown, except 1		20/04/98	20/04/98	RUF/AFRC

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged cause of death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged perpetrator
9	Malema	Jojoima	Muslim Ramadan praying ground (flush toilet pit)	14ft length, 9ft width	60	Unknown, except 1.		June 1991	June 1991
10	Mandu	Yoyah	Joioima junction	8ft length, 4ft width	9	9 names are given		July 1998	July 1998	RUF
11	Upper Bambara	Pendembu	Old ICRC office	10ft length, 4ft width	4	4 names are given		16/07/00	20/07/00	UNAMSIL

Kailahun District - Other sites

Site

Type

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Date of incident

Allegation

Alleged Perpetrator

Dumping

Luawa

Kailahun

A surface site, the slope of a hill at the back of Kailahun Police Barracks.

52ft length, 15ft width

At least 68

Unknown. 68 Kamajors were killed in 1998 and unspecified persons.

1991-1999

RUF

Torture - Execution

Kailahun

Buedu Road; the “Slaugther House”

unspecified

unknown

1991-1999

Death by bleeding, strangulation to death through use of knife. Victims later dumped at site 1.

RUF

Site

Type

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Date of incident

Allegation

Alleged Perpetrator

Torture

Malema

Gboijiema

At the centre of town.

unspecified

2 names are given

September 1991

RUF

Mass killing

Malema

Njabama

Town Barry

Unknown, except 1

20/04/98 (burial on same date)

RUF/AFRC (Brima Dokor – SLA private)

Bombali District - Mass Graves

Site	Chiefdom	Village	Location	Size	No. Victims	Identity Victims	Alleged cause of death	Date of Killing	Date of Burial	Alleged Perpetrator
1	Biriwa	Manjoro	20ft from the highway between Kamabai and Fadugu	6ft long, 5ft wide, 4ft deep	2	1 unknown		1999		AFRC (Col T.)
2	Biriwa	Karena	On the outskirt of the town on a hill slope near a flower tree.	6ft depth	3	Names and ages are given.	Tortured with machetes.	April 1999		RUF/AFRC
3	Biriwa	Katantha	Old toilet pit. On the outskirt of the village on the right hand close to a toilet under an orange tree.	7ft long, 4ft wide, 15ft deep	3 women	Names and ages are given.		11/05/98		AFRC (“Brigadier 55”)

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged cause of death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Biriwa

Katantha

Pit that was dug out for the purpose of a toilet. On the outskirt of the village, surrounded by some orange, banana and paw-paw trees.

5ft long, 4ft wide, 10ft deep

2 (1 man, 1 woman)

Names and ages are given.

11/05/98

“some few days later”

AFRC (“Brigadier 55”)

Biriwa

Katantha

Pit dug out for the purpose of a toilet. On the extreme left on entering the village, surrounded by orange trees.

7ft long, 4ft wide.

Names and ages are given.

gunshot

11/05/98

AFRC (“Brigadier 55”)

Site

Chiefdom

Village

Location

Size

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Alleged cause of death

Date of Killing

Date of Burial

Alleged Perpetrator

Biriwa

Kamankay

At the back of the houses close to the highway leading to Kamabai.

9ft long, 8ft wide, (5ft deep)

7 names are given, aged between 2 and 70

gunshot

11/05/98

“unknown” (investigator thinks also brig. 55’s group, as same night and only 1 mile further)

Gbendem-bu Gowahun

Gbendem-bu Town

At the centre of the town, close to the Weslyan Church.

10ft long, 6ft wide, 5ft deep

Over 10

8 names are given (town natives; others were fleeing civilians)

December 1998

Following day

“unidentified rebels”

Bombali District - Other sites

Site

Type

Chiefdom

Village

Location

No. Victims

Identity Victims

Allegation

Date of Event

Alleged Perpetrator

Amputation

Biriwa

Karena

Mago tree, 4 miles from the highway Makeni-Kabala

Between 5 and 10.

1 name is given; the rest were no natives of the town

People had their hands chopped off with machetes and some of them died as a result of profuse bleeding.

1998 or 1999

“unidentified rebels”

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