Mabay Kamara

Year: 1999

Nationality: Sierra Leone

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Press organization: Freelancer

What's Mabay Kamara's story?

Kamara, a freelance reporter who contributed to the now defunct newspaper Vision, was abducted by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels from his house on Soldier Street near the State House in central Freetown and subsequently murdered. A female RUF commander ordered Kamara’s abduction, which was witnessed by his wife. Rebels set the Kamara residence on fire before leaving the area.

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