By Haja Adama Kamara.
Chernor Sesay, an OSD officer attached to the North -West Region, Port Loko district at the Operational Support Department on Monday 12th April 2021 made his second appearance together with four others before Magistrate Marke Ngegba of Court No.1
They allegedly conspired together to rob Mohammed Kamara (deceased) and cart different properties worth Twenty- Four Million Leones and after the robbery, they ended up beating and shooting him to death.
The accused include; Chernor Sesay (OSD Officer) Ishmael Samuka, Michael Kinny Ndanema, Abdul Bomboli Kanu and Sheku Sesay.
They were arraigned before the court on three counts of conspiracy to commit murder, murder and robbery with aggravation, all contrary to law.
It was alleged that the accused on Tuesday, 12th January 2021 at Rogbere Junction, Port Loko District, conspired together with other persons unknown to commit murder and the accused on the same day, murdered Mohammed Kamara.
The charge sheet furtheredย that the accused also robbed the deceased of one techno mobile phone, one Nokia mobile phone, one Dell computer, physical cash of Fifteen Million Leones and other properties that sum up to the total value of Twenty -Four Million Leones (Le 24M), properties of the deceased.
The wife of the deceased during the last adjourned date did not finish her testimony as she was in an emotional state.
Continuing her evidence in chief, the wife of the deceased, Memunatu Kamara recognized the accused and recalled the 12th January 2021.
She said on that same day at midnight, after her husband had been shot three times by the accused, the deceased fell on the ground and started crying when she saw blood oozing out of the deceased`s body.
Memunatu continued that the third accused (Michael) hit her with a cutlass on her head and hand and blood also started oozing out of her hand.
She said that the accused then instructed her to move over to the next room and there they threatened to beat her up if she did not give them the balance money after they had taken away physical cash of Fifteen Million from them, but she told them that she didn’t have any more money.
The witness continued that the fifth accused (Sheku) collected all their mobile phones and they disappeared.
She said after the accused had left the house, she quickly went to her husband and she met him fighting for his life until he passed away.
At this juncture, the witness started to cry and so the prosecutor A.S.P Ibrahim Mansaray sought for an adjournment.
Prior to that, the witness said before the incident at night, the third accused (Michael) went to their house to buy diesel and he was accompaniedย by the fifth accused (Sheku) who told her that he is the son of the Chief at Masiaka.
The accused were all denied bail again by the Magistrate and the matter was adjourned to the 15th April 2021.
