Babucarr
Njie, a soldier, who was found with a pistol at the King Fahad Mosque in
Banjul, yesterday pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned before Magistrate
Janneh-Njie of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court and charged with going armed in
public.
When
the case was called, Sub-Inspector Abdoulie Bojang represented the IGP.
Prosecutor
Bojang applied for an adjournment and said investigations were still ongoing,
adding that the prosecution had not received the case file from the police and
did not know what would be the outcome of the investigation.
At
this juncture, he objected to bail for the accused, adding that the accused is
an active member of the Gambia armed forces.
He
argued that if the accused was granted bail, there was likelihood that he would
abscond and jump bail.
He
stated that the accused might also tamper with the investigation.
The
accused, Babucarr Njie, told the court he was on his way to return the gun. He
said that since he left the Major Crime Unit, his documents were with them,
adding that the prosecution had not completed their investigations.
Magistrate
Janneh-Njie then remanded the accused in custody.
She
warned the prosecution that if the investigations were not completed before the
next adjourned date, she would grant bail to the accused.
Prosecutors
alleged that the accused on 10 February 2017, between the hours of 13.30 p.m.
and 14.45p.m. in the city of Banjul, was found armed with a Helwan pistol with
eight live rounds without lawful occasion in such a manner as to cause terror
to members of the public.
