By: Audrey Raymonda John
21 years old Mohamed Jagitay, a baker was on Friday 2nd September 2023, sent to prison by Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Court No1 for the alleged killing of his cousin Ibrahim Jagitay.
The accused Mohamed Jagitay made his first appearance in court and was charged with one count of murder contrary to law.
According to the particulars of offense, the accused on Friday 28th July 2023, at Kellie Farm, Malambay village, Waterloo in the western rural murdered Ibrahim Jagitay.
When the charge was read and explained to the accused in court, no plea was taken and no legal representation was made on his behalf.
The police prosecutor Inspector Sellu TAP informed the court that he will not proceed with the matter and in the circumstance requested for an adjournment to have conference with his witnesses.
Magistrate Ngegba granted his application and remands the accused in prison whiles the matter was adjourned to Tuesday 26 September 2023.
In a brief fact of the matter from the police, it was one Ibrahim Kargbo and Sheku Marah of Malambay village that discovered the remains of the deceased after he was brutally murder by the accused.