Amie testified that on Monday, the day before the shooting, Ousainou visited her at her home in Yundum. He confided in her about problems with a woman referred to as “the white lady,” known to her only as Gloria.
She said Ousainou told her he owed Gloria D40,000 and that she had threatened to expose his nude pictures. Amie confirmed they discussed this issue both on Monday and Tuesday, 3rd September 2023—the day of the shooting. She added that Ousainou mentioned plans to travel to Kolda, Casamance, to seek assistance from a Marabout.
When asked if she had seen the alleged nude pictures, Amie said she had not, nor had Ousainou shown them to her. She explained that he only told her they were naked images.
The prosecutor pressed Amie on whether Ousainou had visited their sister in Kolda, pointing out inconsistencies between her testimony on different days. Amie denied ever saying he had visited their sister, insisting that Ousainou had only spoken of his intention to consult a Marabout.
The defence counsel objected to several questions, including whether there were no Marabouts in The Gambia, but the judge overruled and allowed the prosecutor to continue.
The prosecutor suggested that Amie was attempting to cover up for her brother. He put it to her that Ousainou had confessed to shooting police officers when she came to pick him up with a taxi driver. Amie firmly denied this, stating: “I am a woman, how can Ousainou tell me that and I try to take Ousainou? I have a family and I’m thinking about my family.”
She maintained that she was not hiding anything and that her testimony reflected only what she had seen and heard.
Amie recounted that on Wednesday, following the incident, she found Ousainou openly chatting with workers at a lodge, not hiding. She argued that someone guilty of killing police officers would have absconded, but Ousainou remained in plain sight.
At the border, she said she negotiated with a bike owner to travel to Jululung, paying D300 instead of the requested D250 because she was in a hurry to cook. She insisted Ousainou was not hiding in a car, as alleged by the prosecution.
Following Amie’s testimony, the defence counsel for the second accused announced they had no further witnesses to call. The judge discharged Amie as Prosecution Witness One (PWW1) and declared the second defence case closed.
Next Steps
The judge directed both prosecution and defence to file their final written briefs within 28 days. Defence counsel will have 17 days to reply once the prosecution submits its brief.
The case has been adjourned to 27 February, when the court is expected to set a date for judgment.
