Eighty-six people from the villages of Giboro-kuta and Gidda in Kombo East district of the Western Region were yesterday arraigned at the Brikama Magistrates' Court on charges of conspiracy to commit felony, disobedience to lawful order and threatening violence.
On count one, the particulars of the offence stated that Modou Jatta and eighty-five others conspired to commit felony by disobeying divisional authority's orders.
Count two stated the accused persons on 31st January 2010 disobeyed a lawful order of the Governor and the authority of Western Region by unlawfully gathering at a restricted place between Giboro-kuta and Gidda.
The particulars of offence on count three stated that the accused persons were found in possession of arms and threatened to assault, injure and kill.
All the eighty-six accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
They were granted court bail in the sum of D300, 000 each with one Gambian surety, following applications made by their counsel Buba Jawo and Sagarr Jahateh.
The case was adjourned to 16th February 2010.
The accused persons are as follows:
1. Modu Jatta
2. Abdoulie Jatta
3. Buba Sanyang
4. Musa Njie
5. Omar Jatta
6. Sulayman Jallow
7. Abdou Darboe
8. Lamin B. Nyassi
9. Kutubo Njie
10. Abdoulie Keita
11. Sankung Manneh
12. Bakary Nyissi
13. Adama Jarjue
14. Omar Sowe
15. Yankuba Nyassi
16. Edriss Jarjue
17. Lamin Jarjue
18. Ebrima Jallow
19. Omar Bojang
20. Seedu Badjie
21. Modou Lamin Colley
22. Lamin Jammeh
23. Omar Jammeh
24. Lamin Jammeh
25. Yahya Sallah
26. Saiku Sanneh
27. Saiku Jammeh
28. Burama Badjie
29. Pa Omar Sambou
30. Pa Ceesay
31. Mawdo Jarju
32. Mafugi Jarju
33. Ednsa Colley
34. Abdou Badjie
35. Musa Badjie
36. Nuha Badjie
37. Alpha Jammeh
38. Babucarr Gibba
39. Kasim Badjie
40. Zubairu Badjie
41. Omar Jatta
42. Abdourahman Bah
43. Alieu Sambu
44. Bamba Ceesay
45. Ebrima Sanneh
46. Alhagie Badjie
47. Musa A. Badjie
48. Modou Sey
49. Alagie Njogu
50. Abdourahman Sanyang
51. Ousman Kambai
52. Bakary Camara
53. Barra Ceesay
54. Ali Jaw
55. Ebrima Jallow
56. Adama Gaye
57. Mass Low
58. Modou Lamin Sanneh
59. Samba Secka
60. Kalilu Colley
61. Amadou Sanneh
62. Mawdo Suwaneh
63. Alieu Jallow
64. Abdoulie Njie
65.
66. Ebrima Jatta
67. Mustapha Jatta
68. Ansumana Ceesay
69. Alhassan Bah
70. Ansumana Jarju
71. Omar Jarju
72. Gibbi Conteh
73. Salieu Mbye
74. Dodou Nyissi
75. Ismaila Njie
76. Musa Jatta
77. Sulayman Jallow
78. Modou Barry
79. Buba Jallow
80. Saliff Jatta
81. Sainey Colley
82. Abdoulie Sanneh
83. Darboe Jarju
84.
85. Sulayman Jatta
86. Saiku Badjie