Foday Kallay
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Foday Kallay was the leader of an armed group, the West Side Boys
, in war-torn
Sierra Leone
. Foday Kallay was formerly a corporal
in the Sierra Leone Army.
in 2000, the then 24-year-old Foday Kallay made several demands. Amongst his demands was for safe passage out of Sierra Leone and an education abroad. He confided in his family that he was afraid that should the hostages be released, his group would be open to attacks.
took place. He was later captured and tried in Sierra Leone.
He is currently serving a 50-year prison sentence in Sierra Leone after he surrendered during the assault.
West Side Boys
The West Side Boys aka West Side Niggaz or West Side Junglers, were an armed group in Sierra Leone, sometimes described as a splinter faction of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council....
, in war-torn
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front , with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia , intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government...
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. Foday Kallay was formerly a corporal
Corporal
Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
in the Sierra Leone Army.
Hostage
During the capture of the eleven British soldiersOperation Barras
Operation Barras was the name given to a hostage rescue operation by the British Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, and Parachute Regiment in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000...
in 2000, the then 24-year-old Foday Kallay made several demands. Amongst his demands was for safe passage out of Sierra Leone and an education abroad. He confided in his family that he was afraid that should the hostages be released, his group would be open to attacks.
Capture
During an interview, he claimed that the hostages were about to be released when the British raidOperation Barras
Operation Barras was the name given to a hostage rescue operation by the British Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, and Parachute Regiment in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000...
took place. He was later captured and tried in Sierra Leone.
He is currently serving a 50-year prison sentence in Sierra Leone after he surrendered during the assault.