By: Hafsatu Z Bangura
At the Criminal Session for January 2023, High Court Judge Justice Monfred Sesay of the High court no.1 in Freetown has sentenced Mohamed Kabba to 2 years imprisonment on a one count indictment.
According to the indictment on the face of the charge sheet, the accused was charged on a one count indictment of Fraudulent Conversion of Property Contrary to Section 20(1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916.
It’s particulars of offence states that the accused Mohamed Kabba unknown date between the 1st April and 30th April 2018 at lower pipeline, Calaba town, Freetown in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone Fraudulently converted to his own use and benefit certain property, that is to say one (1) TVS Motor bike with registrar number AQE 550 valued at Eight Million Two hundred thousand Leones entrusted to him by Mohamed Massaquoi for commercial purpose.
The accused upon his arraignment in court pleaded guilty to the charge when the file was read and explained to him.
State Prosecutor S.C Kekura Esq gave brief facts of the matter stating that the accused is a friend to the complainant.
He said the accused went to the house of the complainant and requested his friend to entrust him with the said motor bike for commercial purpose to which the complainant agreed.
He continued that the accused took the said bike and travelled to Guinea, and sold the bike to a certain unknown man for the sum of 3Million Leones and travelled to Burkina Faso and then to Algeria and later landed in Libya.
According to State Prosecutor the accused wanted to travel to Italy. State alleged that the accused said he got diverted because the sea was very rough.
The State Prosecutor also continued that the accused got deported to Sierra Leone where he got apprehended by the complainant.
The accused pleaded for mercy. Defense Counsel from Legal Aid Board C. Tucker Esq pleaded for mercy for and on behalf of the accused person.
Justice Monfred Sesay sentenced the accused to 2 years imprisonment with immediate effect from the time of his arrest.