ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast’s 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the country’s volatile western region, officials said.

Amade Oueremi, a native of Burkina Faso, fought alongside forces backing President Alassane Ouattara in the conflict, which erupted after former President Laurent Gbagbo refused to leave office despite losing the November 2010 election. At least 3,000 people died in five months of fighting, according to the United Nations.