One of the defendants in an on-going matter before Justice Miatta Samba at the Fast Track Commercial Court, Fatmata B. Bangura has asked the Court for an injunction on land on Barracks Road, Cole Farm, while giving her testimony on Thursday 17 January 2019. The plaintiffs, Ronald Lisk Carew, Adeline Cole and Admira Jenkins are suing Alimamy Samuel Bangura and Fatmata B. Bangura, the first and second defendants for alleged trespassing on their land at 5 Barracks Road, Cole Farm. According to the defendant, she came to know the first plaintiff Ronald Lisk Carew during a fracas over the land on Barracks Road, when the plaintiff asked her if they have been paying city rate for the house to City Council. She said the property belongs to her father, Alimamy Samuel Bangura, the first defendant, who she said acquired the land since 1955. She said her father has been using some portion of the land for cultivation and they were staying on the other part for many decades. “It was only in 2006 that the first plaintiff came out to be the owner of the land.” She added that in 2008, her father gave her that piece of land as a deed of gift, where she had constructed a concrete and zinc house. She said the piece of land is her rightful property and called on the Court to decide on the matter and for costs with regards to damages. According to the claims of the plaintiff, his grandfather, Israel John Bright, owned the property since 1932. In the witness statement of Ernestus Ekundayo Coker, he claims to know the property in dispute very well. His statement claims, “My mother, Jaiyeila Sallay Bright Coker, inherited the property together with her sisters, Europa Elizabeth Bright Jones and Ola Esther Bright by the last will and testament of Israel John Bright dated the 14 June 1932.” “After my grandfather’s death, my mother and her sister agreed to apportion the land amongst the three of them.” The defendants were represented by Momoh Fofanah and the Plaintiffs by I. Sorie. Justice Samba adjourned the matter to 25th January 2019.
MJB/17/1/19
By Mohamed J. Bah
Friday January 18, 2019.