He posited that the offence with which the accused persons were charged attracts life imprisonment. He stated further that the offence is not bailable and urged the court to transfer the case to the High Court.
His application was granted by the presiding magistrate who transferred the case to the High Court and remanded the duo at Mile 2 Prisons, pending their appearance at the High Court.
Buba Touray and Ebrima Sohna were arraigned and charged with robbery with violence contrary to Section 272 of the Criminal Code.
Prosecutors alleged that on the 29th April, 2022, at Bakoteh, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of The Gambia, the accused persons robbed one Musa Jallow of his vehicle with registration number KM 7068 C by use of actual violence.
According to court sources, Buba Touray was previously arraigned before the same court and charged with similar offences. Sources also revealed that while he was being tried at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, he had a case at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court. The source further stated that he has penchant for committing offences.
It was revealed that Ebrima Sohna does not give the community peace of mind. He would go on the rampage to cause havoc. He also had a case at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court while he was being tried at the Kanifing Magistratres’ Court.
Bakary Trawally, director of Audit at the National Audit Office (NAO), has declared that the Local Area Councils were not preparing financial statements which could have assisted NAO auditors to express an opinion on the dealings of the councils.
The Gambia Press Union condemns President Barrow’s Eid remarks insinuating the media is contributing to the destabilisation of the country by giving a platform to one of his leading critics.
The Gambia recorded its highest number of covid-19 cases in a single day with 128 new cases and two new deaths, taking the total of covid-19 cases in the country to 799. The total number of deaths now stands at 16.
UDP’s Momodou Sabally on Wednesday 17 March made an application for review of the IEC's rejection of his nomination as a candidate for the Busumbala Constituency.
