- Saidu is a Temne boy whose family was unable to leave the village during the rebel attack.
- He and his family hide under their beds during the night of the attack. The next morning, rebels broke into the house and rape his three sisters. Because he is in the attic retreiving rice for his family at the time, Saidu is safe but is forced to hear the sounds of their suffering as the rebels assault them. The rebels then forced Saidu's parents to pack up and carry their belongings for the rebels depart, taking the sisters with them.
- Saidu is one of the six boys
- Later, Saidu "faints" when three white-clothed figures and and slips into a coma and then that night, Saidu dies.