Liberia: ‘War Is Inevitable,’ Says Ex-Rebel Commander ‘Gen. Butt Naked’ Amid Liberia-Guinea Border Tensions

MONROVIA — Former warlord-turned-evangelist Joshua Milton Blahyi has warned that Liberia could face another armed conflict if tensions along the Liberia-Guinea border escalate, urging the government to strengthen the country’s military preparedness before the situation worsens.

Blahyi, widely known during Liberia’s civil war by his nom de guerre “General Butt Naked”, made the remarks Thursday, March 12, as concerns grow over a series of incidents along the northern frontier in Lofa County, where…