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Gambia College principal in court

Dr Alieu Badara Senghore, the principal of the Gambian College, last week testified against two of his former lecturers in the ongoing criminal trial over false information given to State House. Lamin BT Sanyang and Abdoulie Baldeh had pleaded not guilty to the charge pressed against them and the court has already received evidence from Mrs Isatou Ndow, the head of School of Education. Also giving his evidence before Magistrate Lamin George, Dr Senghore informed the court that he was appointed...

G4S officer testifies in court

James Mendy, an officer with the G4 Security Unit, formerly Wackenhut, on Tuesday testified in the robbery case involving one Mustapha Cham, before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates Court. In his testimony before the court, Mr Mendy said he recognised the accused and could also recount what transpired on 19 July, 2008. According to him, it was around 06:00 am on Saturday while he was on his way to work and upon arrival at Westfield junction, he saw the accused...

PIU commissioner testifies in court

The commissioner of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) of the Gambia Police Force, Biran Mbaye, yesterday, testified before Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Bundung Magistrates Court in a civil case involving one Momodou Njie as plaintiff and Ebou Jobe as defendant. In his testimony, Commissioner Mbaye told the court that the plaintiff,  Momodou Njie, had told him that he had two Mercedes Benz cars that the defendant Ebou Jobe was interested in. Commissioner Mbaye told the court that Momodou Njie...

Journalist testifies in Sheriff Minteh trial

Musa Ndow, a staff reporter at the Daily Observer newspaper, yesterday testified as a defense witness in the trial of Dodou Janneh (alias Dodou Boy) who has been standing trial on murder charges since last year. In his evidence-in-chief before Senior Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Bundung Magistrates Court, Mr Ndow told the court that he heard of the news of the Sheriff Minteh’s death while he was going to work on 10th May, 2007. He said he was on the Serrekunda market road to join a...

Fafa Mbaye testifies in murder trial

Fafa Mbaye, a senior private lawyer, has appeared before Justice MM Yamoa of the Criminal Division of the High Court, in the ongoing murder trial involving one Alasana Beyai. The suspect, Alasana Beyai, is charged with the murder of Mr Yaya Sowe, a shopkeeper, at Brikama Gidda, Western Region (WR), in December 2005. The deceased apparently died in a “wrestling encounter” in the region. Giving evidence on traditional wrestling on Wednesday, Lawyer Mbaye said he knows the customs and...

Gambia Electrical in the dock

The sole agent and managing director of Premium TV Network has testified in a trial involving the Gambia Electrical and the Premium TV Network at the Banjul High Court, presided over by Justice Dordzie. Premium TV has dragged Gambia Electrical to court over the right to satellite TV network in The Gambia. In his evidence before the court, Modou S Taal, the managing director of Premium TV, recalled some time in July 2006, when he received a call from a customer who wanted to renew his...

Bai Ousman, Batata’s criminal case resume

Lamin Bai Bojang, assistant secretary to the former Permanent Secretary at the Department of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Bai Ousman Secka, last Wednesday testified in the ongoing trial of a six counts of criminal offences preferred against Bai Ousman Secka and Batata Juwara, former protocol at the Foreign Affairs. In his evidence before presiding Magistrate Mboto of Banjul Magistrates’ Court, Lamin Bai Bojang told the court that he joined the Foreign Affairs Department in 1996 as an...

In Willy Joof trial ChargÈ d’affaires in Paris testifies

Moses Benjamin Jallow, chargÈ d’affaires and consular at the Gambian Embassy in France, on Wednesday, testified in the ongoing criminal trial involving William John Joof, a former permanent secretary at the Department of State for Foreign Affairs, presided over by Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu of Banjul Magistrates Court. Mr Joof is standing trial on eight counts including official corruption, when he was serving as the head of The Gambia’s diplomatic mission in the French capital, Paris. In...