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Teacher arrested for baby dumping

Mariama Sillah, a 26-year old Primary Teacher Certificate (PTC) teacher trainee attached to the Bijilo Lower Basic School, was on Friday arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Old Yundum Police Station. She was arrested for allegedly dumping her baby in a pit latrine in a compound situated at the outskirts of Old Yundum in the Kombo North District. The suspect is a native of Samba Kala village in the Lower Nyorimi District. According to ASP Fakebba Darboe, the officer...

Human Trafficking Case Kicks off

Lamin Jaiteh and Kanjura Jaiteh, who were charged with“prohibition of trafficking in persons and concealment of trafficking inpersons”, on Wednesday, 2ndJuly, appeared beforePrincipal Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court where theircase kicked off. Addressing the court, ASP Touray announced that he wasrepresenting the IGP along with Cadet Keita. He called his first witness totestify in a crowded court. In his testimony, the witness told the court that his namewas Salifu Nyang...

Suspect testifies in Minteh’s murder trial

Dodou Janneh, a suspect in the murder trial of the late Sheriff Minteh of London Corner, on Tuesday, started giving evidence before senior magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Bundung Magistrates Court.   In his testimony, Mr Janneh, said he was a volunteer in the Gambia Police Force and attached at the CID Unit of the Serrekunda Police Station.   He recalled that on 9th May 2007, while on duty at the station, they received a tip-off that a group of boys were smoking cannabis and robing...

Accused remanded for two weeks

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbacke of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered for the custody of one Saikou Bah, to the remand wing of the State Central Prisons Mile Two, for two weeks. Saikou Bah, is standing trial on charges of robbery with violence, contrary to the Laws of The Gambia, an allegation he denied. However, Magistrate Mbacke, expressed his disappointment with “the snail pace of proceeding”. He said Detective First Class Kebba Bah, a CID Officer, who was asked to serve...