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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...

Imprisonment, Hard Labour for Thief

One Yankuba Dibba of Yundum village on Tuesday 18thNovember 2008was convicted and sentence by Magistrate’s Kayode of the Brikama Magistrates’Court of stealing contrary to section 255 on criminal code cap 10 Vol. IIIlaw of the Gambia. Before imposing sentence on him Magistrates’ Kayode told thecourt since the mentioning of the case the prosecutor brought his witness totestify before the court. Both these witnesses testified that the accusedYankuba Dibba had entered the complainant Jarra Manneh...

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...

Computer Thief in Court

One Ebrima Colley and his co-accused Modou Ngum on Tuesday appeared before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court for stealing. According to the particulars of the offence, on 11th July 2008 in Brikama, the two accused Ebrima Colley and Modou Ngum were alleged to have entered into the house of one Momodou Ndong and stolen a laptop and a camera. They are respectively valued at D45, 000 and D35, 000. They pleaded guilty. In another development, the said accused Ebrima...

One Year for Cattle Rustler

The BasseMagistrates’ Court presided over by the travelling Magistrate Amadou Baldehrecently sentenced one Sara Bah to one year imprisonment for stealing a bull. Accordingto the particulars of the offence on 31st August 2008, at Demba kunda, Upper River Region(URR), the convict Sara Bah was said to have stolen a bull valued at tenthousand dalasis being the property of one Surakata Touray. In aneffort to prove their case against the convict, the police prosecutor called inthree witnesses. Based...

Tailoring Shop Thief Convicted

Followinghis plea of guilty to a charge of stealing from a tailoring shop one SambaJamanka was recently convicted and sentenced to a fine of D5000, in default toserve three months’ imprisonment. Magistrate Kayode of the Brikama Magistrates’Court gave the sentence. Accordingto the facts of the case as narrated by the police prosecutor Sub-InspectorSamateh, on 2nd November 2008 while the police were on a nightpatrol they came across the convict with varieties of clothing materials. Hesaid the...

One Week for Bicycle Thief

One SaikouDrammeh was recently convicted and sentenced to one-week imprisonment with hardlabour by Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court forstealing a pedal bicycle. The factsof the offence revealed that on 26th October 2008 the convict went into the compoundof the complainant where he found a little girl from whom he requested coolwater to drink. Theyfurther revealed that the little girl told the convict that there was no coolwater and as the little girl went inside the...

Alleged sheep thief in court

One Buba Saidy was recently arraigned at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing, a charge he denied. According to the particulars of offence, on or about 12th September 2008 at LaminVillage, the accused stole a sheep valued at D1500, being the property of one Ali Mbye of LaminVillage. Following a plea of not guilty, the police prosecutor applied for an adjournment to enable him to bring his witnesses to the court. Meanwhile, the accused was granted court bail in the sum of D3000...

Bar Thief in Court

YusuphaSowe and Ousman Faal,students at MendawSeniorSecondary School on Wednesday 24thSeptember 2008 arraigned before The BrikamaMagistrates’Court for stealing contrary to section 252 of the criminal code capto Vol III laws of the Gambia.Accordingto the charge Yusupha Sowe and Ousman Faal on or about the 11thday of June 2008 at Joko Nightclub in Brikama,the two accused jointly stole 13 plastic chairs valued D3, 500. When thecharge was read to them, the second accused pleaded guilty and was...

D100,000 Bail Bond For Alleged Vehicle Thief

One Haruna Camara was on the 26th August 2008 granted court bail in the sum of D100, 000 by Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates Court. Haruna Camara is standing trial for allegedly stealing a motor vehicle. The bail conditions further stipulated that he should produce two Gambian sureties, one of whom should be in possession of a valued D100, 000 landed property with title deed, which should be deposited to the court. The alleged offence revealed that on 16th July...