The dying moments of Lesotho�s former commander

On the afternoon of Thursday, June 25, 2015, former Lesotho Defence Force commander, Maaparankoe Mahao was driving a light van near his farm in Ha Lekete, near Maseru.  He was in the company of two young nephews.

Three double cab vehicles, two bearing military plates and one without any plates at all, roared into view and promptly blocked him. They quickly barricaded Mahao’s van, with one in front, one behind and another on the right hand side, the driver’s side.