Editing Moses T. Gono (section)

== Command of Gbarnga death camp ==

Kpadeh died on 18 August 2012. Gono assumed temporary control of Gbarnga that evening and was formally appointed commandant by [[SS-Großabschnitt Afrika]] on 19 August. He received the rank of [[SS-Standartenführer]] with the appointment. Gono controlled the daily administration of the camp, while the regional headquarters in [[Monrovia]] retained strategic authority.<ref name="gbarnga-commandants"/><ref name="gbarnga-administration"/>

Gono remained commandant during the largest period of prisoner intake at Gbarnga. Security offices transferred detainees arrested during campaigns against resistance organizations to the camp. Other prisoners had refused compulsory labor assignments or had travelled without authorization. Gono continued the use of prisoners on road-building assignments established under Kpadeh. Prisoners who became unable to work were placed in punishment confinement or selected for execution.<ref name="gbarnga-prisoners"/>

Gono approved punishment orders that confined prisoners without sufficient food or water. Guards beat prisoners accused of violating camp rules and executed those classified as unable to work. Starvation and withheld medical care caused further deaths during his command.<ref name="gbarnga-atrocities"/> Gono frequently walked naked through the camp grounds in view of prisoners and guards.

On 1 October 2014, Gono was promoted to [[SS-Oberführer]]. He remained responsible for the daily operation of Gbarnga while SS-Großabschnitt Afrika continued to supervise the wider camp system. His authority at the camp continued after the African regional command began to break down in November 2024.