A rebel warlord in the northern city of Korhogo was dragged out of a nightclub and ritually shot dead by unidentified assailants in the early hours. Depending on what source is to be believed, Adama Coulibaly (better known by his nom de guerre "Adams") was either killed by one of his own Liberian bodyguards or masked assassins sent by the rebel leadership in Bouake (stemming from the petrol tanker incident in January). - Adam Geibel