By: Audrey Raymonda John
21 years old Ibrahim Kebe a Student 20 years old Yusif Kapura a tailor and 39 years old Isatu Kamara a business woman made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Ross Road Court No.1 in Freetown on three count charges to wit Conspiracy, Larceny and Receiving stolen goods.
According to the particulars of offence on Wednesday 21st June 2023 at No 57 main motor road banga Farm Waterloo the western rural area in Freetown conspired together and with other persons unknown to commit a felony to wit Larceny; on count two at the same place and date the 1st and 2nd accused persons did steal two hundred Leo yellow Indian Parboiled rice bags Value one hundred and twenty seven thousand Leones (127000) property of Abdul Rahman Kebe, and on count three the 3rd accused person on Friday 23rd June 2023 at King Avenue Ferry Junction, Kissy the western Area in Freetown did receive forty five bags of Leo Indian parboiled rice value twenty nine thousand two hundred and fifty Leones(29,250) from Yusif Kamara knowing same to have been stolen.
When the charges were read and explained to the accused persons they pleaded not guilty
Deputy Superintendent of police Osman M Bangura led third Prosecution witness Sergeant 10275 Buya Abu Kamara attached Exhibit department at Ross Road Police Station, he recall on the 10th July 2023, he was at the exhibit store when Detective Constable 12144 Jalloh S attached to the Regional CID Department handed over to him the following items, 3 bags of per boil India rice, one globe manuscript, one green pair crep, two white pair nick crep, one pair black nick crep, one pair black Alhaji crep, one black/gold slippers, two tin butter, two tin launcheo meat and the sum of six thousand two hundred Leones, which he received the items which he recorded down in the exhibit book against serial number 121/2023 and he tendered them marked as exhibits A-K respectively.
1st and 2nd accused did not cross examined the witness as they were not represented, but the 3rd accused was represented by AK Kamara Esq., but differed cross examination. While bail continues for the 3rd and refused bail for the 2nd and 3rd, and matter was adjourned to the 23rd August 2023.