Sierra Leone News: Le20m bail for alleged FCC impersonators

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Two alleged Metropolitan Police impersonators, Osman Kamara and Ibrahim Taqui were on Monday granted bail of twenty million Leones (Le 20m) and one Surety with valid identifications. Osman Kamara and Ibrahim Taqui were charged to court for allegedly impersonating the Metropolitan Police and committing larceny on 11th February 2016 at Sani Abacha Street in Freetown while they pretend to be workers of Freetown City Council (FCC), harassing and seizing goods from traders. On Monday 29th February 2016 at Freetown magistrate court No.1, prosecution witness, Amadu Salieu Kanu of the Metropolitan Police recognized the 1st accused Osman Kamara and narrated to Magistrate Binneh Kamara the events that led to the arrest of the first accused, Osman Kamara. He explained that on 11th February 2016, he was on duty at FCC headquarters at Wallace Johnson Street when his boss asked him to drive him to Sani Abacha Street to buy some goods together with one Sergeant Abdul Kamara. The witness said returning from their shopping spree they met traders along Sani Abacha Street complaining about FCC police harassing them and on that note they decided to investigate. “Upon our investigation,” the witness explained, “the traders complained that the first accused, Osman Kamara seized their goods and demanded five thousand Leones (Le 5000) from them before he could return their goods. I questioned the accused about the allegations levied against him by the traders, and also if he works for the FCC but pleaded with me not to disgrace him in public.” After explaining to his boss about the incident, he arrested the first accused, Osman Kamara together with the goods he had seized and handed him to police for further investigation. The matter continues next week for further preliminary investigations prosecuted by ASP R. Dunia. The accused were represented by M. Baraytey and J. M Jengo. By Mariam Sulaiman Bah Tuesday March 01, 2016

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