His claims came during a heated cross-examination by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), A.M. Yusuf, before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh at the Banjul High Court.
DPP Yusuf opened his cross-examination by questioning Bojang’s background. “What was your age at the time of your arrest?” asked the DPP. “At that time, I was 32 years,” Bojang replied.
Ousainou admitted to a prior arrest with a group of other youth by the drug squad in 2019 at Brusubi, but denied ever being arrested by the police or stepping foot into the Anti-Crime Unit headquarters in Banjul, until his recent arrest at Jululung.
Pressed on his relationship with key witnesses, Bojang denied knowing several of them before his arrest, including Ebou Sowe (PW6), Alfusainey (the Chef d’garage), and Mama Jabbie (PW3).
“I don’t know her. I was directed by Alfusainey to her at Jululung,” he said regarding Mama Jabbie.
On the alleged murder weapon, the courtroom briefly turned tense as DPP Yusuf presented Exhibit P28—a pistol. However, Defense counsel Lamin J. Darboe objected, arguing that Bojang should not touch the weapon barehanded to avoid contaminating potential fingerprint evidence.
Though the DPP insisted no forensic examination would be conducted, the court intervened and provided a paper for Bojang to hold the gun.
“Do you know what you’re holding?” asked the DPP. “Yes, it is a gun,” Bojang answered. He was further asked what type of gun was it and be responded that he only know it was a gun.
The DPP challenged Bojang’s previous claim of being a “serviceman.” “Yes, I’m a security man,” Bojang clarified. But DPP asked what was the difference between a servicemen and a security men. “Servicemen are people in the service and use guns. Security men guard the compound,” Ousainou responded.
When asked how he came into possession of the pistol, Bojang firmly denied the allegation.
“I never had a gun or held a gun in my entire life,” he said.
He further denied that the weapon was recovered from him, saying: “That is false. The police never recovered the gun from me. When I got arrested, they took me to my house and my white lady’s apartment, and no gun was found.”
His counsel, Darboe, objected to the DPP’s claims, arguing that the prosecution was introducing new evidence by alleging that the gun was recovered at Brusubi, while earlier claims stated that it was found at Sukuta traffic lights.
“No, that’s not true,” Bojang insisted when the DPP claimed he was present when the weapon was recovered. “I only saw the gun in the courtroom,” he added.
When asked why multiple witnesses would lie about him, Bojang replied: “Yes, she (Mama Jabbie) lied here because I told Mama in Jululung that she was lying, and she claimed she recorded me. But when she came to court to play the recording, she said the recording was lost.”
Bojang also claimed that Commissioner Sowe, too, fabricated his testimony, adding: “He lied because when they arrested me in the car, he told me that they came to save me and I should accept the allegation. All the things he said in court were all lies.”
Pressed further, Bojang delivered the line that electrified the courtroom:
“He lied, and even the government lied against me, trying to frame me to cover up.”
When asked about his statement to the police, Bojang said he never gave one voluntarily, saying: “I don’t know anything about the statement. He came with paper like a pamphlet and asked me to thumbprint them.”
The case was adjourned until 19 May 2025.
