By: Audrey Raymonda John

Alusine Janneh a fake Surveyor was on Wednesday 11th October 2023, granted bail in the sum of 100 Thousand new Leones by magistrate Mark Ngegba of Court No1 for allegedly forging the Director of Surveys and lands signature.

The accused made his second appearance and was charge with five counts ranging from Forgery contrary to section 4(1) of the forgery act 1913, uttering forge document contrary to section 6(1) (ii) of the forgery Act of 1916, Obtaining money by false pretences contrary to section 32 1 of the larceny Act 1916 and other related offenses.

The particulars of offense for count one and two stated that the accused between 1st February and 31st May 2023, in Freetown with intent to defraud forged certain documents to wit Survey site plan dated 28 March 2019, purporting to have been signed by the Director of Survey and lands knowing same to be false.

It was further alleged on count three that the accused on the same dates and place with intent to defraud obtained from Karifa Kamara the sum of NLE 3,500 with the pretext that he will survey one town lot of land situated lying and being of forest compound No 2 River Peninsula road.

At the same time produced an authentic survey site plan in the name of Mr Abdul Barrie and Salamatu Jalloh signed by the Director of Survey and lands knowing same to be false.

Whiles Count four added that the accused on diverse date between 1st March and 31st March 2023 in Freetown with intent to defraud obtained from Karifa Kamara the sum of NLE 3,000 with the pretext that he will survey one town lot of land situated lying and being of forest compound peninsular road No 2 River village.

At the same time produced an authentic survey site plan in the name of Mr Abdul Barrie and Salamatu Jalloh signed by the Director of Survey and lands knowing same to be false.

Prosecution Witness No1 Karifa Kamara led in evidence by Inspector Mabel Tarawally said he recognizes the accused and further recalled on diverse dates between 1st February and 31st March 2023.

He said he came to know the accused through a friend by the name of Abdul Barrie who owns a piece of land at Forest compound No 2 River Peninsula that he needed a surveyor.

He said his friend put him in charge of the documentation and also showed him to the accused as surveyor that he should work with in preparing the documents.

The witness said they agreed on six million the for  the documentation, adding that in his presence the complainant gave the accused 3.5 and promised to hand over the documents to him on the following week.

The following week, he said he received a call from one Saio who said he was sent by the accused to call him in respect of the documents.

The witness said Saio came with the site plan but did not come with the NRA receipt which he promised to give him in two weeks’ time.

”I became suspicious and then went to the ministry of lands in order  to verified the documents, at the ministry  I discovered that the documents were fake and I immediately went to the anti-land grabbing unit CID Head Quarters and reported the matter and later made statement to the police.

The accused who was unrepresented in court said he had no question for the witness.

Prosecutor Inspector Mabel Tarawally requested for an adjournment to bring her next witness.

Magistrate Ngegba granted bail to the accused in the sum of 100 thousand new Leones and one surety in like sum.

He said the surety must be an employee of the ministry of lands and must produce and NCRA identity cards whiles the bail he said should be approved by the Deputy Acting Registrar and the matter was adjourned to the 25th October 2023 for further hearing.

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