On the last adjourned date, while opening her defence, Kaddijah testified that a payment of D58,965,150 was made to Kuringo by Abubakarr Jawara and the money was changed into US dollars and euros.
She testified that the sum was delivered to her home by two Kuringo staff. Ms Kebbeh said once they left, she packed the money into a Louis Vuitton duffle bag and toiletry bag, handed it over to her younger brother Harouna Kebbeh and the driver Mbye Ceesay to deliver the money to Mr Saihou Drammeh (2nd defendant) at his home in Brufut.
“When my brother Harouna got to the 2nd defendant’s (Saihou Drammeh) home to deliver the money, there were a number of people around, to name a few: Mr Abdoulie Saine (a friend of Saihou drammeh) and Mr Ibrahim Jobe (an employee of Mr Saihou Drammeh),” she testified.
Appearing in court on Thursday, Harouna corroborated his sister’s testimony and told the court that he handed over the money to Saihou Drammeh the 2nd Defendant in Louis Vuitton bags.
Harouna told the court that Kaddijah Kebbeh is his elder sister and he used to run her errands when the need arose. He further told the court that he was called by Khadijah Kebbeh into her living room while he was in his room.
“When I arrived, she (Kaddijah Kebbeh) gave me two Louis Vuitton bags big and small containing money in foreign currency. There she instructed me to take the money to Saikou Drammeh's house, the 2nd Defendant in this matter. I was driven by our driver Babucarr Mbye Ceesay to Saikou Drammeh's house at Brufut Heights,” Harouna testified.
Harouna told the court that when he arrived, he called Saihou Drammeh and was asked to enter the house and went straight to his living room.
“I thereafter handed over the monies contained in the two Louis Vuitton bags to him in the presence of his friend Abdoulie Saine. Upon handing over the said money I just turned and left immediately,” Harouna said.
After completing his testimony, Kaddijah Kebbeh closed her defence and the case was adjourned till 11 March 2026 for Saihou Drammeh to open his defence.
Recall: In the ongoing civil fraud case at the High Court in Banjul, GACH Global Trading Company, owned by Abubakary Jawara, is suing Kaddijatou Kebbeh (first defendant) and Saihou Drammeh (second defendant) to recover over D58.9 million.
The lawsuit, which began in late 2021, seeks the following: D58,961,150 - principal amount allegedly fraudulently acquired and retained; $221,000 - payment for petroleum products supplied via the Gam Petroleum Storage Facility; $1,600 - commission paid to Kebbeh for facilitating a petroleum agreement; D1,000,000 - legal and administrative fees; and Interest - 24% from August 31, 2021 until judgment, followed by 4% until full payment.
