According to the charge sheet presented by Inspector Cherno Baba Jallow before the court, the accused, Kanimang Bajo, on or about the 29th day of November, 2025, at Kairaba Avenue and diverse places in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of The Gambia, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of D68,690,000 from one Alagie Janneh on the pretext that he was going to provide visas and flight tickets for him to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj, a representation he knew to be false at the time.
He denied any responsibility when the charge sheet was read to him.
Prosecutor Baba Jallow opposed bail for the accused, stating that if he was granted bail, he would jump bail and would also interfere with the prosecution witnesses.
The defence counsel argued that it was the constitutional right of the accused to be granted bail, citing Sections 19 and 24 of the 1997 constitution.
Notwithstanding, the presiding magistrate granted the accused bail and ordered him to produce two title deeds in his name valued at D70,000,000 within the Greater Banjul Area. He was also ordered to deposit identification documents to the registrar of the court.
The case was adjourned to the 15th June, 2026, for the prosecutor to call his witnesses.
