Another veteran football administrator Malama Thomas added his voice to those backing Khadi.

BBC: Sierra Leone Football Association president Nahim Khadi

Edward Ayau represents one of the groups, Hui Malama.

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Ayau says Hui Malama members believed they had consensus from the other three groups when they checked all 83 objects out of the museum, reburied them in the caves, and sealed up the entrance.

NPR: Hidden Treasures: Hawaii Custody Battle