MOUNT EVEREST SECURITY OFFICER IN Le16 M Scam
By Josephine W. Lagawo
Alhaji Wattu a Mount Everest Security officer together with one Akmed Kawal has been arraigned before Magistrate Johannes O. Wellington for stealing property worth over Le 16 Million belonging to the Union Trust Bank. The accused persons made their first appearance at the Freetown Court No. 2 yesterday 9th August, 2011.
They were charged on two counts of office breaking and lareny on August 3rd this year, at Union Trust Bank Office at Main Motor Road Brookfields.
It is alledged that the accused persons break and entered into a Union Trust Bank store and stole one KV generator valued Le16 million.
Prosecution witness (PW1) Rtd. Captain Moses Hassan Kamara identified the 1st accused Alhaji Wattu as a Mount Everest Security attached at the Union Trust Bank, Bus Halt.
Defence Counsel Christiana Davies-Cole made an application for bail on behalf of the 1st accused Alhaji Wattu while Police Prosecutor Woman Inspector A.F. Heals objected to bail saying that the offence was serious and if the accused is granted bail he would intefere with the prosecution witness.
Magistrate Johannes O. Wellington granted the accused a Le20 million bail of which one of the sureties must be a bank account holder. The matter was adjourned to August 17th this year.
In the same court, notorious 419er Alhaji Dauda Alimamy Kamara alias 50 Pound was arraigned on a two counts of conspiracy to defraud contrary to law.
According to the charge sheet, the accused was charged on a date unknown between Friday October 1st 2010 and Thursday January 6th this year at Tombo Village in the Waterloo Rural Dstrict in the Western Area.
According to charges, Alhaji Dauda Alimamy on the first count conspired together with other persons unknown with intent to defraud a Chinese national, Guo Jing Rong, the sum of eighty six thousand US Dollars (US$86,000) equivalent to three hundred and forty six million Leones.
On the second count, obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916, pretending that he would purchase and export twenty kilo grams (20 kg) of gold dust to Guo Jing Rong. This was his first appearance and was prosecuted by Police prosecutor ASP Dunia. The accused was granted bail in the sum of Le180 million Leones. The matter was adjourned to August 17th this year.
Alhaji Wattu a Mount Everest Security officer together with one Akmed Kawal has been arraigned before Magistrate Johannes O. Wellington for stealing property worth over Le 16 Million belonging to the Union Trust Bank. The accused persons made their first appearance at the Freetown Court No. 2 yesterday 9th August, 2011.
They were charged on two counts of office breaking and lareny on August 3rd this year, at Union Trust Bank Office at Main Motor Road Brookfields.
It is alledged that the accused persons break and entered into a Union Trust Bank store and stole one KV generator valued Le16 million.
Prosecution witness (PW1) Rtd. Captain Moses Hassan Kamara identified the 1st accused Alhaji Wattu as a Mount Everest Security attached at the Union Trust Bank, Bus Halt.
Defence Counsel Christiana Davies-Cole made an application for bail on behalf of the 1st accused Alhaji Wattu while Police Prosecutor Woman Inspector A.F. Heals objected to bail saying that the offence was serious and if the accused is granted bail he would intefere with the prosecution witness.
Magistrate Johannes O. Wellington granted the accused a Le20 million bail of which one of the sureties must be a bank account holder. The matter was adjourned to August 17th this year.
In the same court, notorious 419er Alhaji Dauda Alimamy Kamara alias 50 Pound was arraigned on a two counts of conspiracy to defraud contrary to law.
According to the charge sheet, the accused was charged on a date unknown between Friday October 1st 2010 and Thursday January 6th this year at Tombo Village in the Waterloo Rural Dstrict in the Western Area.
According to charges, Alhaji Dauda Alimamy on the first count conspired together with other persons unknown with intent to defraud a Chinese national, Guo Jing Rong, the sum of eighty six thousand US Dollars (US$86,000) equivalent to three hundred and forty six million Leones.
On the second count, obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916, pretending that he would purchase and export twenty kilo grams (20 kg) of gold dust to Guo Jing Rong. This was his first appearance and was prosecuted by Police prosecutor ASP Dunia. The accused was granted bail in the sum of Le180 million Leones. The matter was adjourned to August 17th this year.
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