Muhammed Jagana and Assan Njie were on Wednesday arraigned before Principal Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, charged with issuing false cheques, obtaining goods by false pretence and conspiracy to commit a felony.

In count one, the particulars of the offence stated that the 1st accused, Muhammed Jagana, in the month of June 2008 issued two Arab Gambia Islamic Bank (AGIB) false cheques with the face value of D800,000 and D400,000 to Amadou Samba knowing it to be false.

In count two, the offence revealed that the 1st accused, Muhammed Jagana, in the month of June 2008 issued one AGIB false cheque with the face value of D900,000 to Amadou Samba, knowing it to be false.

In count three, the particulars of the offence showed that in the month of June 2008 the 1st accused issued one AGIB false cheque with the face value of D1m to Amadou Samba, knowing it to be false.

In count four, the particulars of the offence read that the 1st accused, in the month of June 2008 took 14,105 bags of cement from Gacem and issued AGIB false cheque with the face value of D3m when he knew he had no money in the account.

The particulars of the offence for count five stated that the 2nd accused, Assan Njie, while employed by Gacem, conspired with 1st accused and issued three false cheques with the face value of D2,151,300 being the cost of 9,561 bags of cement when he had no authority to receive the cheques on behalf of his boss.

The case was at that point adjourned to a later date for continuation.