When
Christians were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, a man and a young boy
went on the rampage and allegedly stole some valuable items from a home in
Bakau.
Lamin
Ceesay and a minor (name withheld) were on 16 January 2020, arraigned before
Magistrate Dunn Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court and charged on three
counts of conspiracy, house breaking and stealing.
Prosecutors
alleged that the accused persons on or about 25 December, 2019, at Bakau
Mamakoto, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of The Gambia, jointly
conspired between themselves with intent to commit a felony to wit: stealing.
It
was also alleged that they broke into the house of one Kawsu Ceesay with intent
to commit a felony to wit: stealing on the same day at the same place.
Lamin
Ceesay and his accomplice were alleged to have stolen the following items: one
black JVC flat screen TV valued at D9,000, one white wifi router valued at
D3,500, one black HD receiver valued at D1,500, totaling D14,000, the
properties of Kawsu Ceesay.
They
denied any wrongdoing.
Sub-Inspector
Gomez, the prosecuting officer, told the court that he was not opposing to bail
and applied for an adjournment to call his witnesses. Subsequently, the
presiding magistrate granted the accused persons bail in the sum of D4,000 each
with two Gambian sureties who should deposit their ID cards with the registrar
of the court. They should also swear to an affidavit of means.
The
case was then adjourned to 23 January, 2020, for prosecution to parade
witnesses to testify before the court.
