Rodrigue Ngaibona alias Andjilo is a former Anti-balaka leader in the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

, arrested in 2015 and convicted 2018 for his crimes during the civil war.

Life

In 2012 he was reportedly 25-year old. He was a robber and cattle thief in Batangafo region. He used to live in a village between Batangafo and Bouca. When it was attacked by Seleka he joined Anti-balaka retaking control of it. On 5 December 2013 he participated in attack on Bangui as an

Anti-balaka The Anti-balaka is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said to be composed primarily of Christians. However, some church leaders have contested the claimed exclusively Christian character ...

colonel, leading a group of around 300 fighters. In April 2014 he defeated ex-Seleka forces of

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Bouca Bouca is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham. It is not far east of Bossangoa at the Fafa river. History On 21 March 2013, the town was overtaken by rebels of the Séléka coalition. On 9 September 2013 armed Ant ...

.Rodrigue Ngaïbona, alias « Andilo »
/ref> In May 2014 arrest warrant was issued against him. In July and August 2014 his forces clashes with ex-Seleka fighters in

Batangafo Batangafo is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham at the confluence of Ouham River and its affluent Fafa. There is an airport in Bafangafo. History In August 2014 heavy clashes erupted in Batangafo between Sélé ...

. In August 2014 he moved to Bangui where he clashed with another faction of Anti-balaka in the 4th district. His men are suspected of October 2014 attacked on MINUSCA convoy during which one peacekeeper was killed. During the war his fighter had raped multiple women with Ngaibona himself keeping one as a sexual slave for nearly seven months. On 17 January 2015 he was arrested by MINUSCA peacekeepers in

.Anti-balaka militia chief arrested in CAR
19 January 2015 He was transferred to Bangui. On 19 January, fighters of his brother, Dieudonné Ngaïbona, kidnapped two people demanding his release. They were eventually released. On 25 January 2015 Armel Sayo was kidnapped by his brother, again demanding Rodrigue's freedom. He was released following order of Anti-balaka chief. On 22 January 2018 he was convicted by a special court of multiple murders, criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping and illegal possession of firearms and munitions of war. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor. He was also ordered to pay 138,000,000 CFA francs to victims of his crimes and one franc to human rights defenders. On 1 August 2022 he was, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique, released from prison and sent to Berengo camp to join the armed forces. In December he was reportedly sent to Burkina Faso or Ukraine by the Wagner Group.

Family

His uncle,

Dieudonné Ndomaté Dieudonné Ndomaté is former Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism in the Central African Republic, and leader of Anti-balaka, arrested in 2021 for treason and later acquitted. Life He is a paternal uncle of Rodrigue Ngaibona alias Andjilo, a ...

and his brother Dieudonné Ngaïbona are also Anti-balaka leaders.ICC-01/14-01/18
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngaibona, Rodrigue Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Leaders of Anti-balaka People convicted of murder by the Central African Republic Central African Republic people convicted of murder People convicted of kidnapping People convicted of robbery People from Ouham People convicted of illegal possession of weapons