2 police officers charged

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
[endif]Two policemen, Omar Drammeh and Ebrima Mboob, were yesterday arraigned before Principal Magistrate Edrissa Mbai of the Banjul Magistrates Court, charged with official corruption contrary to Section 86 (a) of the Criminal Code, Cap 10 Volume 3.

According to the particulars of the offence, on the 5th of October, 2008, in Banjul and other diverse places, while employed as servants of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) and by virtue of that employment, they corruptly received, solicited or obtained the sum of D1000, D1500 and D5000 from one Adama Chorr.

The two police officers pleaded not guilty. The magistrate granted them bail in the sum of D10,000 and adjourned the case to 29th October, 2008, for continuation.

Author: by Sanna Jawara & Musa Ndow