During the nineties, most of Liberia was controlled by rival militias. In the bush, they battled for control of diamond fields and gold mines; in Monrovia, they fought gun battles in the streets. Reporting to the militia leaders were dozens of rebel commanders, many of whom adopted outlandish names: Chuck Norris, One-Foot Devil, General Mosquito, and his nemesis, General Mosquito Spray. Blahyi was active for about three years, and, as General Butt Naked, he led several dozen soldiers the Naked Base Commandos who fought mostly in Monrovia. Many of the soldiers were children, and, like their commander, they often wore nothing but shoes and magic charms. In a distorted emulation of animist tradition, Blahyi claimed that this made them immune to bullets.
An inspiring tale, I think.