June 7, 2021
By: Francis F.M.Harding
The accused person ASP. Samuel Saio Kargbo who is a serving member in the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) appeared for the first time before Magistrate Sahr Keikura of Court No 1 in Freetown on the 4th June, 2021 at the Pademba Court.
It is alleged on count one that the accused person on the 23rd July, 2020 at the Sierra Leone Police Head Quarters, George Street Freetown fraudulent converted to his own use or benefit certain amount of money, the sum of one hundred and sixty thousand United States Dollars ($160,000) equivalent to one billion seven hundred million Leones (Le1, 700,000,000/00) entrusted to him by Mohamed Abu Brima Jah for the delivery of temporal property of the Sierra Leone Police in his custody.
It is alleged that between 1st September, 2020 and the 30th April, 2020 at Lumley, Freetown obtained the sum of Eight million three hundred thousand Leones.
The State prosecutor prosecuting the matter is Inspector I.S. Mansaray and the accused person was not represented by lawyer. The matter has been adjourned to the 9th June, 2021.