By Abass Jalloh Defence lawyers representing Alhaji Amadu Bah, popularly known as LAJ, have contested the photo presented by the second prosecuting witness, Musa Mansaray, a pump attendant, as alleged evidence that LAJ punched his left eye during the incident at Leonco fuel station at Congo Cross in Freetown, over two weeks ago. The defence lawyers demanded the original source
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Sierra Leone Police on Monday arrested 25 pupils of the West African Methodist Collegiate School. The Police say the kids were arrested because of riotous conduct and disorderly behaviour. Official Police accounts from the Congo Cross Police Station states that Police went to the school following reports of riots in the area by the school pupils,
By Politico Staff Writer A heavily loaded commercial truck on Tuesday afternoon smashed through the guardrails of the Peace Bridge, also known as Congo Cross Bridge, and plunged into the shallow waters below, leaving its driver and apprentice injured. According to eyewitnesses, the truck with registration number AOT 205 was carrying bags of cement in the direction of Congo
March 16, 2021
One Abu Koroma was on Monday 15
th March, 2021, sent back to jail after he appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 in the ongoing preliminary Investigation of robbery with aggravation and related charges.
Police prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent Ibrahim S. Mansaray alleges that the accused person on Saturday 5th December, 2020, at No. 12 Kossie williams Drive off Aberdeen road, cockle Bay, Freetown conspired with other persons unknown to commit a felony, to wit robbery with aggravation and robbed Mala Tilwani several items worth over two hundred million Leones.
The complainant recalled that on Saturday 5th December, 2020, she was at home around 11pm when she had some hit on her door, and she subsequently opened it.
March 5, 2021
By Jeneba A Conteh
Osman Conteh was arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Pademba Road Court No. 4, on one count charge of Sacrilege, Contrary to Section 24 of the Larceny Act 1916.
Police alleged that on the 10th of January, 2021, at Redeem Church of Christ of Joseph Palace,12 Beoku Lane, Main Motor Road, Congo Cross in Freetown, did steal three thousand watts amplifier valued three million eight hundred thousand Leones (Le 3,800,000,00) sixteen channel mixer valued two million five hundred thousand Leones (Le 2,500,000,00) six micro phones and three receivers valued one million and fifty thousand Leones (Le 1,050,000,00), one key board power chord valued eighty thousand Leones (80,000,00) six jack pins valued one hundred and fifty thousand Leones (150,000,00),one cross Over Will and two jack pins valued two hundred and fifty thousand Leones (250,000,00),two mixer chord valued one hundred and fifty thousand Leones (Le 150,000,00) and two connect