The case involving Pa Habibu Mbye, former crime
management coordinator at the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) and
Alhaji Foday Barry, former director of Intelligence and Investigation at the
NDEA, recently proceeded at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before Principal
Magistrate Taiwo Ade Alagbe.
It continued with the cross-examination of the second prosecution witness, Ali Sillah, a police officer.
The two former senior members of the NDEA are standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy to commit a felony, stealing, making false documents and uttering false documents.
Testifying under cross-examination, officer Sillah told the court that the members of the panel had mentioned the previous investigation report, which was later made available to the panel which investigated the accused persons.
He added that he knew Ebrima Jammeh, as NDEA officer attached to the agency’s Holgam office in Kanifing.
Officer Sillah added that he was aware when the accused persons were taken into custody, and that Ebrima Jammeh continues working as an NDEA officer.
Further asked whether he was aware that Ebrima Jammeh was among the officers who kept the key to the safe, he said, “Yes, I am aware.”
Still testifying, officer Sillah confirmed that Ebrima Jammeh was among the officers who counted the money seized from Robert Danquah, the Ghanaian national for allegedly conspiring with Rohomine Gazi and two others to deal in two and half tonnes of cocaine, for which the court discharged them.
The case at that Juncture was adjourned to 22 November 2012.
The particulars of offence on count one stated that Alh. Foday Barry and Pa Habibou Mbye, between 2010 and 2012 in Banjul and diverse places within the jurisdiction of the court, with an apparent intent for deception, jointly conspired to defraud one Robert Danquah, an inmate in Mile 2 Central Prisons of D230, 000.
Count two stated that Alh. Foday Barry, between 2010 and 2012 in Banjul and diverse places within the jurisdiction of the court, stole an amount of D230,000 from one Robert Danquah, an inmate at the Mile 2 Central Prisons.
Furthermore, count three read that Alh. Foady Barry, between 2010 and 2012 in Banjul and diverse places within the jurisdiction of the court, he swore to an affidavit to state that an amount of D850,000 was discovered with one Robert Danquah , a Ghanaian national instead of D1,080,000, which he knew to be false or does not believe to be true.
Count four stated that Alh. Foday Barry, between 2010 and 2012 in Banjul and diverse places within the jurisdiction of the court, with intent to defraud, he uttered a false affidavit purposely for the extradition of Mr. Robert Danquah.