Five accused person, charged for riotous conduct have been sent on remand by Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.1 until the next adjourned date of July 17 2023.
Prosecution witness number one Superintendent John S. Koroma, the Operations Officer at the Kissy Police Division, said on Tuesday 13 June 2023, he was on duty when he received information about a group gathering at Pottee Junction, holding placards. On arrival at scene, he said he canvassed them to be peaceful and give way to both vehicular and pedestrian movements, but they refused and rather started pelting stones on the law enforcement personnel. As a result, he said some of the rioters were arrested.
Asked during cross examination by Brima Musa to define who a rioter is, the police chief said a rioter is someone who behave disorderly.
Yusufu Caulker, Momoh Koroma, Ibrahim Sesay, Abdul Sesay, and Abass Kargbo are before the Magistrate Mark Ngegba on three counts of failure to give notice for procession, behaving in a disorderly manner and throwing missiles on Tuesday 13 June 2023 at Portee East of Freetown.
Five others; Mohamed Kargbo, John Bangura, Alusine Kamara, Ibrahim S. Foday and Sheku A. T. Cobteh were earlier sent on remand by Magistrate Mark Ngegba.
They are charged with the offence of failure to give notice for procession and behaving in a disorderly manner which are in violation of provisions of the 1965 Public Order Act.
