Prince Johnson, Liberian ex-warlord-turned senator, dies aged 72

Liberian former warlord-turned senator, Prince Johnson, has died at the age of 72.

Born in the northern region of Nimba, Johnson was seen drinking a beer in a video as fighters loyal to him killed then-president Samuel Doe in 1990.

Doe’s death triggered 2 civil wars that claimed some 250, 000 lives.

During the conflict,…