Fresh charges have been brought at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court against former senior officers of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA).
Ibrahim Bun Sanneh, former NDEA executive director, Karamo Bojang, former deputy director of the agency and Ousman Sanneh, former commissioner of operations of the agency are further charged with abuse of office, conspiracy to commit felony and destroying evidence.
When the case was called on 8th December 2011, the accused persons were absent and the case was subsequently adjourned till 22 December 2011, for plea taking.
According to the particular of offence on count one, Ibrahim Bun Sanneh, Karamo Bojang and Ousman Sanneh, between the period of 17 April 2007 and sometime in 2009, in
Count two stated that Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and Ousman Sanneh, sometime in 2009 in Banjul and other places in The Gambia, whilst being employed in the public services of The Gambia, and being charged with the duty of drug law-enforcement, directed for the reimbursement of the plea bargain money to Illidia Dacosta, against the court ruling, and thereby prejudicing the right of the NDEA to maintain the proceeds of the plea bargain.
The charge sheet on count three stated that Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and Ousman Sanneh between 17 April 2008 and 18 December 2008, in Banjul and other places within the jurisdiction of the court, whilst employed in public service of The Gambia, directed for the withdrawal of the case of NDEA against one Illidia Barbosa Dacosta, in abuse of authority of their office and, in effect, prejudicing the right of the NDEA to prosecute the said Illidia Barbosa Dacosta.
Furthermore count four stated that Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and Karamo Bojang, between 21 January and December 2009, knowing that two kilos of cocaine are required as evidence, in the case of the NDEA against Illidia Barbosa Dacosta, willfully destroyed those two kilos of cocaine, with intent to prevent the said cocaine from being used in evidence and thereby committed an offence.
