2008: Rebel commander in Liberia’s civil admits to sacrificing children

Milton Blahyi, a former rebel commander in Liberia’s civil war once known as “General Butt Naked,” tells the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that his forces killed 20,000 people, he admits to sacrificing children, and he says he is ashamed of his actions.

To: 
General public
From: 
Milton Blahyi, a former rebel commander in Liberia’s civil war
Year of Apology: 
2008
Footnote: 
Paye-Layleh, Jonathan. “I ate children’s hearts, ex-rebel says.” BBC News. January 22, 2008.