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Two Nigerian Nationals Charged

TwoNigerian nationals, Chinnye Okwara 22 years old, and Chigozie 32 years, wereyesterday charged and arraigned before Magistrate Lamin George of the BanjulMagistrates’ Court. The duo isbeing charged with being in possession of stolen property and of being roguesand vagabonds. They denied the charges. In CountOne, the particulars of the offence state that on 4th November 2008 atTallinding and diverse places in The Gambia, the accused persons were found inpossession of D820 and 1100 Euros,...

Payment or jail for convict

Magistrate Kayode of the Brikama Magistrates Court has ordered one Yankuba Dibba to pay the sum of D5,000 to a group of women in Yundum in default to serve a 6-month imprisonment term. He is said to have stolen the money from the women. Yankuba is to pay the said amount within a week. Failure to do so will result to a 6 months in prison for him but if he pays he will spend only one week in jail. The one week jail term has no fine option. Corporal Colley represented the IGP at the trial.

Lady in Conflict with the Law

One Binta Camara of Kunkunjang village was on 17th September 2008 arraigned before Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Bundung Magistrates’ Court on a charge of being in possession of suspected stolen property. According to the charge sheet, on 30th July 2008 at Kunkunjang village the accused was found in possession of various items valued at D2, 242, all being the property of one Modou Bah, a charge she denied. She was later granted court bail in the sum of D5000 with one Gambian surety....

Barajally-Tenda solar panels stolen

Reports reaching the Daily Observer have revealed that sixteen solar panels connected to the Barajally-Tenda borehole in the Central River Region have been carted away by unknown individuals. The borehole, dug in 1983, is situated over 100 meters away from the village and the panels help to supply enough water for the villagers. The village borehole has served two other villages in the Niani District since 1993. Tabily Jawara, the Alkalo of Barajally village, expressed anger noting that this...

Latrikunda Man Charged

One Alhagie Jallow of Latrikunda was on 15th September 2008 arraigned before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court charged with being found in possession of suspected stolen property. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused Abdoulie Jallow on 4th August 2008 at Latrikunda Sabiji was found being in possession of suspected stolen driving licence, National ID Card and four passport photos, a charge he denied. Meanwhile he was granted court bail in the sum of...

Oley Sey: I received less - Police detective tells court

Omar Tunkara, a police detective attached to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), yesterday, has told the court that the ex-nominated member of the National Assembly had denied receiving D400,000 from Abdourahman Bah, her co-accused, but instead claimed to have received only D200,000. The police detective made this revelation while giving his evidence-in-chief in the ongoing conspiracy and theft trial at the Banjul Magistrates Court, presided over by Magistrate Lamin George. The duo were...

Julakay in court

Ansuman Marenah, fondly called Julakay, yesterday, appeared before Senior Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu of the Banjul Magistrates Court, on charges of theft involving more than D13.5 million allegedly stolen from Julakay Construction and Engineering Company. Mr Marenah has denied all charges. Mr Marenah, who was earlier on arrested and detained by State security agents, has been granted bail to the sum of D500,000, which could be substituted by a landed property of equivalent value. As part of...

Magistrate firm on 72-hour detention

Magistrate Ayoub John Njie of the Brikama Magistrates Court has told police prosecutors that any accused person detained for more than 72 hours and arraigned before him will be acquitted. Magistrate Njie observed that the act of keeping an accused person under custody for more than three days is not supported by the Constitution. Magistrate Njie made these statements last week while presiding over an alleged theft trial against one Amadou Kah, who is believed to be in his 50s. The accused,...

Stolen Gambian Car Spotted in Senegal

A car reportedly stolen from The Gambia has reportedly been seen in Ziguinchor in neighbouring Senegal, The Point has been informed. The vehicle, a Mercedes Benz 190 with registration number BJL 7728 E, which is now said to be impounded by the Senegalese security forces, is said to have been seized from the driver last Saturday by yet unknown assailants who escaped with it to Senegal. According to driver Alagie Sabally’s account, the bandits found him around a petrol station in Brikama with the...

Africell security chief testified in court

Modou Lamin Coker, head of security at Africell, yesterday, testified before the Bundung Magistrates Court on the ongoing theft case involving one Modou Sanneh, a security officer of Prime Security. Testifying before Senior Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara, Modou Lamin Coker told the court that on April 22, 2008, he was informed by his boss that one of their sites in Brusubi was not functioning as there was a network jam.   He further told the court that he and his boss with others then visited...