August 2, 2021
By Audrey John
Alhaji Amadu Bah Alias LAJ made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba road Court in Freetown.
The accused was before the court on three counts charge: Conspiracy contrary to Law robbery with aggravation Contrary to Section 23(1) (a) of the larceny Act 1916 as repealed and replaced by Section 2 of Act No.16 of 1971 and malicious damage Contrary to Section 51 of the Malicious damage Act 1861.
According to the charge sheet it was alleged that the accused on Friday 16th July, 2021 at the Swiss hotel No.38 Spur road Freetown conspired together with other persons unknown to commit a felony to wit robbery with aggravation and on the same date the accused armed with a knife robbed the Complainant Osman Jalloh of his brown peach hand bag valued at two hundred and fifty United States dollars equivalent to two million five hundred thousand Leone’s containing the physical sum of thirty five thousand United States dollars and took other properties worth six billion nine hundred and ninety million six hundred and ninety three million seven hundred and fifty thousand Leone’s (6,990,693,750/00).
It was also alleged that the accused on the said date maliciously damaged the front and back wind screen of Range Rover velar Jeep with registration number ARS 808 valued at five hundred United States dollars ($500) equivalent to fifty five million Leone’s property of Osman Jalloh.
Lawyer Joshua Ansumana associating with the prosecution told the court that they did not want to move the action brought against the accused as overtures of ninety percent has being done between his client and the accused person.
The Complainant informed the court that he is a businessman and he knows the accused person very well and he admitted to the court that he brought an action against the accused in this court through the police and he said he wish to offer no evidence against the accused.
Adding that the said action which he brought the accused for has being resolved between himself and the accused by the Fula community which himself and the accused are part of the said community he also told the court that ninety percent of his properties have been returned to him.
The presiding Magistrate Kekura said in the light of the foregoing he here by discharged the accused from wants of prosecution pursuant to section 94 of the C.P A No.32 of 1965.
In light of the above he was also brought again for assault occasioning actual bodily harm contrary to section 47 of the offences against the person Act 1861.