By: Hafsatu Z Bangura
Gibrilla Sesay and Ibrahim Dumbuya made their final appearance before Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Ross Road no.3 in Freetown on a two count charge indictment to which Ibrahim Dumbuya was sentenced to a term of 1year two months imprisonment by Magistrate Daboh.
The statement of the accused persons is Larceny contrary to Section 2 of the Larceny Act 1916, it’s particulars of offence reads that the accused persons on Friday 28th July 2023 at 87 Bai Bureh Road Kissy Freetown, in the Freetown Judicial district in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone did steal the sum of twenty three million Leones equivalent to twenty three thousand Leones property of Sheku Kamara, and on count two the accused is charged with the offence of receiving stolen goods contrary to section to section 3 (1) of the Larceny Act 1916, that the accused persons on the same date, at Bai Bureh Road Kissy Freetown in the Judicial district in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone did receive the sum of five million Leones equivalent to five thousand new Leones of Sheku Kamara knowing same to have been stolen.
According to the charge statement of the accused persons, first accused Ibrahim Sesay identified his relationship with the complainant wherein he stated that he knew him at his uncle’s restaurant when he worked as a part time worker to which he said the complainant usually comes to the restaurant, and lived within the community. He further stated that the allegations against him made by the complainant is false and untrue, according to him the complainant gave him the sum of two thousand Leones that is two million Leones old note to do business.
Accused stated that on a Saturday, the complainant together with two police officers arrived at his uncle’s business place in connection with the said money to which he said he denied about it and was later brought to the station for further investigation.
Magistrate Hadiru Daboh sentenced the accused person to one year two months and the second accused was discharged and acquitted.
DCP E.A Seen Prosecuting, no legal representation for both accused persons.