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Current Feed ContentCattle Rustling: Two RemandedThe 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.Car thief in courtOne Alhagie Jobe was on Wednesday arraigned before the Kanifing Magistrates Court charged with unlawfully entering the compound of one Mustapha Fatty and damaging the glass windows of a vehicle (with the registration number, KMC 6). This was said to have happened on November 17 between 5 am to 6 am in Dippa Kunda. The accused was also said to have stolen items worth D43,500 from the said vehicle. This included an injector, and 3 pressure plates. According to the police prosecutor, Inspector...Be aware of bank chargesBanks will provide you with information about their charges, but make sure you know the full story. Brochures and leaflets will highlight the standard charges for operating your account. You will be advised of some of the fees levied for non-standard services before the service is provided. Checking bank charges Bank charges are usually taken from the bank account monthly or quarterly. A statement detailing a breakdown of all fees is sent to the customer before the fees are taken from the...NIA 2 case transferred to KanifingThe criminal case involving two NIA officers, Demba Sowe and Babucarr Jallow, has been transferred from the Banjul Magistrates Court to Kanifing Magistrates Court. This development came during the last sitting when the prosecution announced that there were fresh charges to be levied against the two officers. The two security operatives are charged with abuse of office, stealing and conspiracy to commit felony. The duo had been granted bail earlier on but could not fulfil the bail conditions...Mile Two berth for cutlass wielder.One Jim Jobe, a man accused of threatening to kill one Ebrima Barry with a cutlass, was recently sent to remand at the State Central Prison by Senior Magistrate Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of the Kanifing Magistrates Court. The incidence was said to have occurred in December 2007 in Dippa Kunda. He however refuted the charge. He further told the court that he wished to engage the services of a counsel. Police prosecutor Sub-Inspector Fadara asked the court to deny the accused bail as he is a...Fresh Charges Against NIA Officers, Accused of Stealing D1.6MThe Police have preferred fresh charges against twopersonnel of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) operative Demba Sowe andBabucarr Jallow. The two men were yesterday arraigned before PrincipalMagistrate Edrissa Mbai of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court charged with theoffences of abuse of office, stealing and conspiracy to commit felony. According to the particulars of the offence on count one,the accused persons abused their authority by failing to disclose vitalinformation and recovered...Subpoena for Central Bank officialIn the ongoing Charles Lawson fake currency case before Acting Principal Magistrate Kumba Sillah Camara of the Bundung Magistrates’ Court, the police prosecutor, Inspector Saine, has applied for the subpoena of one Central Bank official. Inspector Saine applied for thie subpoena in order for him to bring the official to testify in the case since the said bank official has not appeared despite several notifications from the prosecutor. According to him, the said witness has vital evidence that...Wheelbarrow thief in courtOne Kuta Camara was recently arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrate Court charged with stealing. According to the prosecution, the accused stole a wheelbarrow valued at D1800. The wheelbarrow belongs to one Lamin Jatta of Bakau. When the charged was read to him, he pleaded not guilty. He was granted in the sum of D1800 or a Gambian surety with landed property.Donkey consolation for complainantMagistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates Court last Tuesday compensated one Ndey Jarju with a donkey, a cart and a bicycle, after the court realized that the man who broke into her shop and stole items worth over D17,000 was unable to pay. The magistrate arrived at this decision after the accused - Ebrima Touray of Lamin - told the court that he accepted the charges against him but confessed that he has two wives and five children and could not pay any fine. Magistrate Jammeh...2 perm secs, others in court todayDr Badara Loum and Suruwa Jaiteh, former permanent secretaries at the Department of Agriculture are today, Wednesday, expected to appear before Justice Wowo of the Criminal Court Division of the High Court. The two are facing charges of theft filed against them by the state. They both pleaded not guilty. The trial was initially presided over by Justice Monagen whose tenure came to an end earlier this year. Hamadi Sowe, the last man facing trial on concealment of treason in the 2006 foiled... |
