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

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

Life

In 2012 he was reportedly 25 years old. He was a robber and cattle thief in the

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region. He used to live in a village between Batangafo and

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. When it was attacked by

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he joined

Anti-balaka The Anti-balaka (''anti-machete'') is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said by ''the Guardian'' to be composed primarily of Christians, but also some Muslims. However, some church leade ...

retaking control of it. On 5 December 2013 he participated in attack on Bangui as an Anti-balaka colonel, leading a group of around 300 fighters. In April 2014 he defeated ex-Seleka forces of Mahamat Al-Khatim in

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

. 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 the October 2014 attack on a

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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 an 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

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, 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, ...

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngaibona, Rodrigue Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Ouham-Fafa 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 convicted of illegal possession of weapons