Aaron Wilibona (or Ouilibona) alias "Coxis" is a former Central African representative, military commander of Anti-balaka, suspected of killing French journalist Camille Lepage.
Life He is a cousin of former president François BozizéCENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ANATOMY OF A PHANTOM STATE Africa Report N°136 – 13 December 2007, 7 August 2019 and a younger brother of Maxime Mokom.Procès — Témoin CAR-OTP-P-2232
He used to be a chieff of staff of two ministers under the regime of Patassé and Bozizé. In the 2005 Central African general election he was elected to the National Assembly from the 8th arrondissement in Bangui, having received 7,508 or 40.44% of all votes. He was elected as a member of Kwa Na Kwa party.Les elus aux 2 tours des elections legislatives centrafricaines, Mai 2005 In 2009, he was elected President of the Kwa Na Kwa parliamentary group. In September 2010, Wilibona was reportedly regularly traversing Bangui with a submachine gun looking for information and speaking with mercenaries.Galaxie bozizeenne : les nouvelles de sassara du 4 Septembre, 6 September 2010 In 2011, he was a director of cabinet of the Ministry of Public Health.
Civil war Following the outbreak of the Central African Republic Civil War he joined the Anti-balaka militias. In January 2014, he reportedly took over the Cantonnier/Béloko border crossing together with Rochael Mokom alias ‘Colonel Rocco’. On 28 April, he was reportedly in charge of Anti-balaka militias between Cantonnier and Bouar. He was accused of murder of French journalist Camille Lepage in May 2014 for which he was arrested by Central African authorities. On 7 July 2015, he escaped the Ngaragba prison in Bangui after which he fled to Garoua-Boulaï in Cameroon. His personal lawyer, Raymond Ndakala, was accused of helping him in escape.République Centrafricaine : à Bangui, l’avocat Raymond Ndakala présenté à la barre, 7 August 2014 On 5 September 2015, he reportedly arrived in Berbérati accompanied by eight Anti-balaka fighters.
Aftermath On 12 September 2020, he was arrested by the Cameroonian air and border police as he was returning from a trip to Bangui and placed in pre-trial detention in Kondengui. He is accused of dishonestly obtaining 481,000,000 CFA francs stored in various bank accounts.
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