March 5, 2021
By: Francis F.M.Harding
Magistrate Marke Ngegba has committed the KX 60 Infinity Car and Discovery Sport Car theft case to High. The matter came up at the Pademba road Magistrate Court in Freetown on the 3rd March, 2021.
The Defense Witness Musa Jalloh identified the life card of the KX 60 Infinity Car that was under his name. The Defense Witness said he has misplaced the original documents and he produced a photo copy of the life card in court.
Musa Jalloh continued that Sierra Leone Roads Transport Authority slip, Bank Slip, Marsk Line Shipping Agency Slips including the Discovery Sport Car were in his possession and that is why he wants the court to see the documents.
The witness tendered all the documents to the court to form part of his pieces of evidence adduced in court. He said these entire documents were actually bearing his name.
ASP.I.G.Fofana who is prosecuting the matter, requested for an adjourned date to further prepare for cross examination of the defense witness.
It could be recalled that on count one, between an unknown date in June, 2019 in Freetown the accused person Musa Jalloh fraudulently converted KX 60 Infinity Car and Discovery Sport Car to his own use and benefit. The total sum of the property was valued at twenty five thousand United State Dollar ($25,000) equivalent to the sum of two hundred fifty thousand Leones (Le.250, 000,000).
And on count two the accused person are said to have fraudulently converted the sum of Forty Eight Thousand US Dollar ($48,000) to his own use and benefit which is contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone.
Inspector Isata G. Fofanah is prosecuting, whilst S.K. Nicol Esq. defending the accused person.