By: Audrey John
In the alleged on going preliminary investigation into the alleged robbery with Violence incident at LEOCON filling station involving Alhaji Amadu Bah alias LAJ.
The accused Alhaji Amadu Bah alias LAJ who made his fifteenth appearance before magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba road court No.1 was arraigned on four counts charges of robbery with violence and assault.
According to the police the accused Alhaji Amadu Bah on Sunday 12 June 2022 at LEOCON filling station with intent to robbed, stole the sum of Le 4,200,000 and assaulted a pump attendant
On his first appearance the charges were read and explained to the accused person and no plea taken.
Cross examination by defence counsel Madieu Sesay; show us in exhibit G1-16 where the allegation was put to the accused person that he robbed the fuel station grabbed the complainant therein the alleged amount which was show that the accused person was caution that he robbed the complainant. In response the witness said that the allegation was put to the accused person, and shows the court the statement obtained from the accused person.
The witness said according to the accused person on his statement he told him that they on boarded the vehicle and went to the Leoneco fuel station to purchase fuel and drove off without paid; will you be surprised to know that all the witness counsel representing the state object to the question made by defence counsel that the witness cannot say it because he is not the factual witness.
The witness was show the medical request form of all complaints which was endorsed by the doctor and it was never endorsed by the police; the witness said yes; you obtained statement from the accused person the witness said himself and his colleague Dpc 19841.
Many questions were to the witness before he could tender the exhibits that were in police custody.
However, Magistrate Ngegba over rule against the defence and ordered that the phone being tendered together with the four hundred and ninety thousand Leones.
Magistrate Ngegba refused bail application and sent the accused person to the male correctional centre in Freetown. Matter adjourned to the 16th August 2022.