Captain Alpha Mamoud Jalloh a military officer of no 15b Water Side Road, Wilberforce Freetown, on Friday the 26th day of May 2023, testified against one twenty-six years old Abdulraham Kamara in a case of theft.
Taking the witness stand, Jalloh said he knew the accused as his neighbour, and at his said address mentioned above where building materials such as boards, metal bars, and full-length context, due to several observations he observed that his materials were shortened.
Furthered that on the said date of the incident he came out of his room at around 4 to 5pm in the evening, he saw the accused jumping from his storeroom where the materials were kept to the street and then ran off. He said for a better confirmation I called his name Alhaji as I used to call him, he then answered and said he is coming, I saw him holding the boards in his hands.
Jalloh concluded that at around 6 to 7 pm he then went to the grandmother of the accused Mafinda and told her about the incident, and she confirmed that the accused has just stolen from her also.
He told the court that at night he saw the accused at Wilberforce Barracks, the following day he and some youths went in search of him and he was found at a kush smoking spot and later took him to the Congo Cross Police Station and he made a statement.
The accused cross examined the witness: “Did you saw me at your place” the witness said yes and that he even called his name.
“Who told you I went to take stone at your place,” Jalloh answered you did yourself.
The accused further put it to the witness that he has grudge against him on land issues, in which the matter was brought before Magistrate Mark Ngeba.
The accused is before Magistrate Alpha Rashid Jalloh of Pademba Road Court No.4 for a one count indictment of Larceny contrary to Section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916.
It was alleged that the accused Abdulraman Kamara, on Monday the 22nd May, 2023, at no 15b Water Side Road Wilberforce Barracks, stole twenty-five (25) full length cilotext each value Forty-Five New Leones (NLe 45) value One Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Five Leones (NLe1,125), eight iron bars each values at Eight Hundred Leones (NLe800) value Six Thousand and Four Hundred Leones (NLe6,400) and Thirty -Three Leones of timber each value Fifty Leones (NLe50) value One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Leones (NLe1,650) all to the total value of Nine Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-Five Leone (NLe9, 175) property of Alpha Mamud Jalloh.
The matter has been prosecuted by Sergeant 1462 Amiza John, whilst the accused is unrepresented. When the charges were read and put to him the accused pleaded not guilty. Bail was refused and the matter was adjourned to the 1st of June 2023, for Pw2 to testify.
