By Alima Kargbo Magistrate Briama Jah has committed Osman Japtay to stand trial before the High Court over allegations that he fraudulently converted US$12,000 (Le288,000) entrusted to him for delivery to another individual. Japtay was committed by the Magistrate after the court found sufficient evidence to warrant a full trial on a charge of fraudulent…
Magistrate Throws Out Public Order Case By Alima Kargbo A private criminal matter involving allegations of abusive language and insulting conduct came to an end at Pademba Road Magistrate Court after Magistrate Mary Julia Gbloh discharged the case, ruling that the complainant had failed to show any willingness to comply with the court’s orders. The…
By Alima Kargbo Magistrate Julia Mary Gbloh of the Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 5 has sentenced Ibrahim Kargbo to five years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of stealing an outdoor unit of a 24 BTV air conditioner belonging to the Sierra Leone Law School, while his co-accused, Mohamed Osman Kamara, was acquitted and discharged…
By: Alimatu Kargbo The High Court in Freetown has heard disturbing testimony from a prosecution witness in an alleged forced female genital mutilation (FGM) case involving five accused persons. The accused, Mariama Kargbo alias Kuttie, Ramatu Turay alias Waka Pa Dem, Mabinty Bangura alias Sampa, Adama Kamara alias Nanday Porto/Nandewa, and Abubakarr Fadika alias DJ…
By: Alimatu Kargbo The US$400,000 alleged gold fraud case involving Admire Frances Bio and her husband, Alhaji Dausy Jalloh, was not called when it came up before Principal Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Instead, the matter was administratively adjourned to July 16, 2026, following the…
By: Alimatu Kargbo Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Stevens of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced five men to 80 years’ imprisonment each for the brutal robbery and murder of Reverend Father Augustine Dauda Amadu, while a sixth convict received 14 years in prison for receiving stolen property linked to the crime. The convicts are…
Admire Bio & Husband Make First Appearance In Court Admire Frances Bio and her husband, Alhaji Dausy Jalloh, made their first appearance before Principal Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah and Magistrate Adama Kandeh for alledgely defrauding Fanni Giuseppe and Alfio Siracusa over four hundred thousand United States Dollars by falsely presenting that they operated a genuine…
By: Alimatu Kargbo Twenty-two-year-old motorcycle rider, Eric George, has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment at the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown after pleading guilty to a charge of larceny. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 after George was convicted on one count of larceny…
Allegation Of Fraud Rocks Bloom Bank Bloom Bank Africa (Sierra Leone) Limited, formerly known as Keystone Bank, is facing serious allegations of fraud, with the Managing Director also under significant pressure. Full details next edition .
Did Higher Education Minister Influence LSTM? After the University of Sierra Leone raised concerns about the future of the ReBUILD for Resilience Project and sought clarification from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), the international partner responded. Evidence 6 contains that response and provides insight into how LSTM viewed the situation. Rather than focusing…
