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Magistrate Jallow Sentences Five Young Drivers to Prison for Stunt Driving in Jabang
Defendants at the Brusubi Magistrates Court
The Brusubi Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Senior Magistrate I. Jallow, has convicted and sentenced five young men to prison terms with hard labour following a dramatic stunt driving…
Three-Year Jail Term for Reckless Drifting Incident at Abuko School
The Bundung Magistrate Court
The Bundung Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Malick Badjie to three years in prison with hard labor after a reckless driving incident in a school zone left a 13-year-old pupil severely injured.
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Nine Men Remanded to Mile 2 on Common Nuisance Charges
Nine young men have been remanded at Mile 2 Central Prison in two separate cases after being charged with common nuisance in Kololi. Prosecutors argued that the decision was necessary to safeguard community peace and prevent…
Banjul Court Sentences Man for Phone Theft at Ferry Terminal
Principal Magistrate Krubally
A Banjul Magistrate's court has convicted and sentenced a man after he pleaded guilty to stealing a mobile phone at the city’s ferry terminal.
Hadim Njie was arraigned on a single count of theft,…
Seven Men Plead Guilty to Public Order Offences at Kanifing Magistrate’s Court
Seven individuals have pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including assaulting a police officer and causing a public nuisance, in a case prosecuted by ASP O. Bobb on behalf of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) at the…
Police Investigate Theft of D351,000 and Laptops at National Audit Office
Modou Ceesay, Auditor General
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation into a reported theft involving D351,000 and several laptops from the National Audit Office (NAO).
According to the police,…
Pakistani National Arraigned on Seven Criminal Charges Including Impersonation, Forgery, and False…
The Accused.
A Pakistani national, Atif Amin, appeared before Magistrate Krubally at the Banjul Magistrates' Court to face seven criminal charges ranging from impersonation and forgery to obtaining money by false pretences…
Court Acquits Babou Jobe and Dawda Sambou of Drug Possession Charges
Principal Magistrate Krubally
The Banjul Magistrates' Court, presided over by Principal Magistrate Krubally, has acquitted Babou Jobe and Dawda Sambou of charges related to the possession of prohibited drugs, citing the…
Third Prosecution Witness Testifies in President Insult Case
A Gavel
The trial of Mariama Naba Darboe, who is facing charges under the newly enacted Criminal Offences Act 2025, continued this week with the testimony of the prosecution's third witness. Darboe is accused of insulting the…
Police Inspector Testifies in Airport Gold Theft Civil Suit
Photo credit: Kexx
The Kanifing High Court has resumed hearings in a civil lawsuit involving the alleged theft of 19 kilograms of gold at Banjul International Airport, with Police Inspector Keita, formerly of the airport's…