The Daily IIJ

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MURDER SUSPECT REMANDED

February 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

Basirou Bah was on Thursday 23rd of February remanded in Prison custody by the Banjul Magistrates’ court presided over by Principal Magistrate Alagbe Taiwo Ade for allege murder. According to the particulars of offence the aforesaid person on the 10th of February, at Yorro Jula Village in Lower River Region {LRR} murdered one Gallo Njie [...]

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TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR LAWYER MBOGE

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments

Lawyer Lamin K Mboge, was on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 sentence at the Banjul Magistrates’ court to two years in prison with heard labour. Delivering the judgment, Principal Magistrate Alagbe Taiwo Ade said the convict was arraigned on four count charges, i.e. making false documents without authority, false swearing, and Uttering false documents and [...]

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MAGISTRATE ALAGBE TO STRIKE OUT BUN SANNEH’S CASE IF……………

January 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

Principal Magistrate Alagbe Taiwo Ade of the Banjul Magistrates’ court on Tuesday 3rd January 2012 ordered that he is going to strike out the case of the former head of the anti narcotic Agency, Ibrahim Bun Sanneh his deputy, Karamo Bojang and Ousman Sanneh of the same agency if the prosecutions failed to appear on [...]

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LAWYER GAYE QUIZZES ANTI DRUG AGENT IN BREACH OF PEACE TRIAL

December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Segga Gaye, counsel for Momodou Rongo Jarju on Monday 19th December cross examined the sixth prosecution witness (Musa Ndure) in the ongoing criminal trial involving Momodou Jarju alias ‘Rongo’ and Abdoulie Efry Mbye alias ‘Everybody Mbye’. Under cross examination Ndure told the court that it is correct that their investigation was carried out by using [...]

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PROSECUTOR MADE A U TURN IN FALSE INFORMATION CASE

December 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Police Prosecutor sergeant 3238 Manga representing the Inspector General of Police in the false information trial involving the Chairman of Basse Area Council, Omar Sompo Ceesay on Wednesday made a u turn at the Banjul Magistrates’ court after he withdrew his application for the accused person to be refused bail and have him remanded in [...]

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DEFENCE COUNSEL TAKE A U TURN IN FALSE INFORMATION TRIAL

December 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Pap Cayassin Ousman Secka, counsel for the Director of International Affairs at the University of The Gambia , Gumbo Ali Touray on Tuesday 13th of December take a U turn to continue with the cross examination of Dr. Omar Jah who is the Vice Chancellor at the said University. At the last adjourned date, Counsel [...]

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STATE HOUSE DRIVER, 5 OTHERS CHARGE WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING

December 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment

State House Driver, Karim Njie alongside Ousman Jarjue, Muhammed Jatta, alias Boy Boy, Adama Kasseh, Alieu Jammeh and Kebba Bojang alias Dibba (at large) were on Saturday 10th of December arraigned and remanded at Mile Two Central Prison by the Banjul Magistrates’ court presided over by Principal Magistrate Sheriff Tabally, on charges of alleged drug [...]

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4 MEN CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING

December 12th, 2011 · No Comments

By Mamadou Dem Rudi Rosel Hamid Ghazi, George Sanchez, Juan Carlos Sanchez who were convicted and sentence to a fifty years imprisonment with heavy fines for the trafficking of cocaine were jointly charge with one Robert Yaw Danguah for the offence of ‘Conspiracy to traffic Prohibited drugs contrary to section 51 (1) of the Drug [...]

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FORMER DIRECTOR OF NDEA, 2 OTHERS FACES FRESH CHARGES

December 10th, 2011 · No Comments

By Mamadou Dem The former Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ibrahim Bun Sanneh alongside his former deputy Karamo Bojang and Ousman Sanneh of the same Agency were on Thursday charge for an alleged Conspiracy to commit a felony, Abuse of Office and destroying evidence contrary to the laws of The Gambia. The [...]

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‘WE ARE NOT A MICRO FINANCE COMPANY’ Says Gamcotrap Executive Director

December 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Dr. Isatou Touray of Gamcotrap on Wednesday revealed at the subordinate court in Banjul presided over by Principal Magistrate Sheriff Tabally that Gamcotrap is not a micro Finance Company and therefore they do not give out credit. Dr. Touray made this assertion while undergoing cross examination in an allege ‘theft’ case involving her and the [...]

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