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Cattle Rustling: Two Remanded

The Brikama Magistrates court on Monday November 27th 2008 remanded Alieu Kanteh and Ansumana Jallow in custody pending trial on an allegation of cattle rustling. The particulars of the offence are that on or about the 17th November 2008, the two accused persons at Siffoe village in the Western Region of the Gambia stole cattle of one Momodou Jawara. The accused persons denied the charges. The case was adjourned to 26th November 2008.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: “We fear we will never see our husbands again”

PAOUA Wednesday, June 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Years of armed conflict and banditry have wreaked havoc in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR). For many in this region, especially cattle-raising communities, by far the worst threat is posed by criminals who kidnap heads of families or children for exorbitant ransoms. This often forces people to sell their entire herds to secure the release of their relatives. Aroun Gombo is a member of the Mbororo ethnic group, for whom cattle-raising has...

One Year for Cattle Rustler

The BasseMagistrates’ Court presided over by the travelling Magistrate Amadou Baldehrecently sentenced one Sara Bah to one year imprisonment for stealing a bull. Accordingto the particulars of the offence on 31st August 2008, at Demba kunda, Upper River Region(URR), the convict Sara Bah was said to have stolen a bull valued at tenthousand dalasis being the property of one Surakata Touray. In aneffort to prove their case against the convict, the police prosecutor called inthree witnesses. Based...

29 Year old Man in Court for Cattle Rustling

One Ebrima Baldeh, a 29 year old, was recently dragged toBasse Magistrates’ court before the travelling Magistrate Amadou Baldeh forcattle theft contrary to section 225 of the criminal procedure code cap 10 vol.IIILaws of The Gambia 1999. According to the statement of the offence on or about the 22ndOctober 2008, at Dingiri village in UpperRiver Region (URR) the accusedstole 3goats one male and two female valued at one thousand two hundred Dalasis each,being the property of one Mr. Essa...

Cattle Rustler Granted D3, 000 bail

One Buba Saidy a cattle rustler was recently arraigned atthe Brikama Magistrate Courtbefore Magistrate Pa-Harry Jammeh and was granted D3, 000 bail with one Gambianas surety. According to the particulars of the offence, on or about 12thSeptember 2008at Lamin village, the accused allegedly stole one black sheep valued at D15,000 being the property of Ali Mbye of LaminVillage. When the charge sheet was read to the accused andinterpreted in a local language he claims to understand, he pleaded not...

Cattle Rustler Await the Verdict

One Ebrima Bojang of Brikama town will soon know his fate at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate Johnny Njie following his plea of guilty for stealing a goat. According to the offence the accused Ebrima Bojong on 16th September 2008 at Brikama stole a goat valued at D1500 being the property of one Yerro Sowe. The case was adjourned to 15th October 2008 for Judgement. In a separate development the trial of one Modou K. Darboe could not proceed at the Brikama Magistrates’...

Cattle Rustler Jailed

StartFragment One Abdoulie Faye of Lamin village was recently given a custodial sentence of three months with hard labour by Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court for cattle rustling. According to facts of the case as narrated by the police prosecutor Sgt Camara, the theft happened on 1st September 2008 when the complainant Hawa Jallow brought her ram in the morning for grazing. He revealed that when she returned to the grazing spot in the evening the ram was nowhere to...

Butchers, cattle dealers trade accusations

As part of the Kanifing Municipal Council’s efforts to get to the bottom of the purported sit-down strike said to have been organised by some butchers within the Kanifing Municipality, which followed the ultimatum issued by The Gambian leader, President Yahya Jammeh, for those who deal in meat to reduce the price latest today, the Mayor of KMC, Yankuba Colley, recently held a meeting with cattle dealers.   The meeting was held at the Council’s chambers, in Kanifing. The meeting which was aimed...

Alleged Cattle Rustler Remanded

Magistrate John Njie of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court recently remanded in custody one Demba Sanneh for allegedly stealing a female sheep. According to the particulars of the offence, on 13th August 2008 at Bafuloto, the accused stole one female sheep valued at D2000 the property of one Momodou Saidy. He pleaded not guilty before being remanded in custody until 16th September 2008. In a related development one Musa Njie was also remanded in custody for allegedly stealing the sum of D20, 000....

Alleged Cattle Rustling Remanded on Bail

The Brikama Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate John Njie on Monday granted court bail to one Bamba Bah in the sum of D100, 000 for alleged cattle wrestling. He denied the charge.Count one, the alleged offence revealed that in the year 2007 at Brikama, the accused Bamba Bah stole seven heads of cattle valued at D35, 000 being the property of Aja Nyima Tunkara. On count two, he was alleged to have stolen three heads of cattle in the year 2007 valued at D15, 000 being the property of...