It would be recalled that the High Court suspended the main trial of the alleged PIU shooter case and focused on other matters subsidiary to the main trial.
The sixth prosecution witness, Ebou Sowe, continued his testimony that one Abdoulie Drammeh, a taxi driver, and Buba Manneh, a Jakarta driver, confirmed being hired by the 2nd and 1st accused persons.
Ebou Sowe told the court that on 15 September 2023, the second accused, Amie Bojang, led investigators to one Abdoulie Drammeh, a taxi driver, who was interviewed. The witness said the driver confirmed to the investigators that he was hired by the 2nd accused from Brikama to Brufut and then drove the 1st accused to the border at Giboro.
One Buba Manneh, a Jakarta driver, was also interviewed and he confirmed to the investigators that he drove the 1st accused to Senegal.
Mr Sowe continued that when he interacted with the accused on 14th September 2023, the accused explained his escape route out of The Gambia, saying the second accused, Amie Bojang, facilitated his way out of the country by providing a motor vehicle, a C-Class Benz that drove to their residence in Brufut.
He further said the accused told him the same vehicle drove him through Senegambia Road to Giboro.
The witness told the court that the accused handed over a black bag to his sister the second accused, which contained his Senegalese passport and a non-Gambian ID Card.
“The accused claimed that the 2nd accused hired a motorcycle locally called Jakarta and drove him to Senegal. It was as a result of the said narration that the 2nd accused was arrested,” PW6 narrated.
The second accused was arrested and interrogated about the allegations made by the 1st accused, Sowe explained, saying the 2nd accused admitted to having provided the 1st accused with the motor vehicle and the Jakarta.
Mr Sowe said the sister also admitted to having had the said bag the 1st accused left with her and she led the investigator to the recovery of the bag and its contents.
Sowe further testified that on 22 September 2023, between 10 and 11:00 hours, the path the 1st accused used while fleeing the crime scene, a black pistol was found and was disassembled in three pieces. “I was part of the investigators that left the panel to the place with the 1st accused,” he said.
He also said a man named Lamin Fofana was found in the neighborhood and was interviewed and confirmed to the investigators that on the day of the shooting incident, he was sitting outside just opposite that empty land, and a group of people was chasing an individual who was wearing a kaftan.
