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Ex-Convicts Jailed

OusmanNicol and Babucarr Ceesay who had been convicted by the Kanifing Magistrates’Court were on 27thNovember 2008 again convicted and sentenced to 18months’ imprisonment with hard labour.They weresentenced on count one to one year imprisonment with hard labour and asix-month imprisonment on count two with hard labour. Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the KanifingMagistrates’ Court handed down the sentences after the accused persons had pledguilty to the offences of burglary and stealing....

Serekunda Man Back in Court

Alieu Bojang of Serrekunda who was previously sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by the  Kanifing Magistrate’s court for stealing, was again on Thursday 20th November 2008 appeared in court for the same offence before Magistrate Pa harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates court for shop breaking and stealing contrary to section 283 and section 252 of the criminal code cap 10 vol. III laws of Gambia. Count 1, the particulars of the offence states that the accused Alieu Bojang on or about 10th...

Bus conductor docked for fraud

One Pa Alagie Touray, a bus conductor, was on Tuesday arraigned before Senior Magistrate BO Jobe of the Bundung Magistrates’ court on charges of stealing. Giving his testimony, the driver of the said bus, Abdoulie Njie Manneh, told the court that on the 28th of July 2008, while driving from Tabokoto to Banjul, he saw the conductor collecting money from passengers without issuing tickets to them. He added that when he raised the issue with the accused, he told him that the tickets were...

Africell Cables thief Jailed

One AlansanJallow, who was undergoing a criminal trial on a charge of stealing a roll of90 meter tower cable valued at D9, 000 belonging to Africell company, were onMonday jailed for three months with hard labour by Magistrate Pa-Harry Jammehof the Brikama Magistrates’ Court. Narratingthe facts of the case, Inspector Touray said it happened on the 10th November 2008 at Busumbala Kombo North at the Africell branch in Busumbala. He saidit was when the head of the security Momodou Lamin Coker...

D60,000 bail for NADA ‘thieves’

Omar Babucarr Jallow and Francis Silva were on Thursday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Bundung Magistrates Court charged with stealing. According to the particulars of offense, the accused persons, were on 23 October found stealing from the store of the National Agricultural Development Agency (NADA), located in Abuko.  The stolen items were valued at D106,283. When the charge sheet was read to the accused persons in Wollof, they all pleaded not guilty. In his ruling...

Alleged Vehicle Thief in Court

One Buba Colley of Brikama was on Tuesday 18thNovember 2008arraigned before Magistrate kayode of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court chargedwith stealing. According to the particulars of the offence on count one, on22ndmay 2008 at Banjulinding Village the accusedstole a motor vehicle with the registration number BJL 0013F belonging to oneAlieu Dumbuya. While on count two ,the alleged offence revealed that on thesame day ,month and year the accused damage the said vehicle of Alieu Dumbuya. When the...

NIGERIA: Under-development continues to fuel oil theft

Crude oil smuggling continues unabated in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria, spurred by chronic under-development, a disaffected youth, and increasing lawlessness. Mohammed Umar, an Abuja-based oil industry analyst, estimates that at least 100,000 barrels of oil are stolen every day through the process known as bunkering, while Human Rights Watch says it could be as much as 300,000. As late as 14 November the Nigerian military arrested 22 people on a boat in the Delta on suspicion of...

Suspect Awaits Verdict

One AlasanaJallow will know his fate when he returns to court on 24thNovember 2008, following his plea of guilty to acharge of stealing.Mr Jallowwas recently arraigned before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the BrikamaMagistrates’ Court on a charge of stealing, contrary to section 252 of thecriminal code cap 10 volume III laws of The Gambia. Accordingto the facts of the case as narrated by the police prosecutor Kinteh, the thefthappened on 10thNovember 2008 at Africell Brusibi. He said theaccused...

Carpenter Charged

One AlhagieSanneh was recently arraigned before Principal Magistrate Kumba Sillah- Camaraof the Bundung Magistrates’ Court on a charge of stealing.He deniedthe charge. In hertestimony, the complainant Mrs Kumba Mbowe told the court that the accused wascontracted by her husband to do some carpentry work in their house. She addedthat she left the sum of 30,000 CFA and D5000 in her wallet on the bed insidethe room while accused was working there. Accordingto her, when she returned to the room she...

Fresh Charges Against NIA Officers, Accused of Stealing D1.6M

The 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...