By: Audrey Raymonda John
Two youths, Ismael Sesay, 22, and Mohamed Lamin Sesay, have appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown on two counts of alleged larceny, contrary to Section 2 of the Larceny Act, 1916.
According to the police charge sheet, Mohamed Lamin Sesay is alleged to have, on Tuesday, 7th July 2026, at Leicester Peak, Freetown, in the Western Area of Sierra Leone, stolen a quantity of electric cable valued at One Thousand Five Hundred New Leones (NLe 1,500), belonging to Mamadu Yero Jalloh.
The second count alleges that Ismael Sesay, on the same date and at the same location, stole a quantity of electric cable valued at NLe 1,500, also belonging to Mamadu Yero Jalloh.
When the charges were read and explained to both accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting Sergeant 3379 Ballay T informed the court that Prosecution Witness One was absent and requested an adjournment.
Defence Counsel L. Ellis applied for the accused persons to be discharged under Section 95, citing the repeated absence of the prosecution witness on three previous adjourned dates. Alternatively, he renewed his earlier bail application on behalf of both accused persons.
In his ruling, Magistrate Fornah noted that there was no affidavit in opposition to the bail application and subsequently granted bail to both accused persons in the sum of NLe 3,000 each, with one surety each in a like sum.
The court ordered that the sureties must be resident in Freetown, produce valid National Identification Cards, and have their bail conditions approved by the court.
Magistrate Fornah also ordered that a subpoena be issued and served on the absent witness and adjourned the matter to 10th August 2026, at the instance of the prosecution.