Ms Edith Aisha Khan, a staff of the Standard Chartered Bank, Serrekunda branch yesterday on Monday before Senior Magistrate Abodulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrate’s  Court.

Ms Khan was testifying in a Western Union transfer case involving one Momodou Krubally, who is alleged to have come to the bank on 18th October 2007, with false Western Union figures, together with his National Identity Card that he has to collect the sum of D5,00 from the bank. 

According to Ms Khan, the accused told them that the money was sent to him by Mariam Jones in the USA and that he should collect it.

Ms Khan further told the court that there was no sign in their computers to show that the accused has some money to collect. She added that, despite all the accused insisted that he has monies sent to him by MS Jones.

 “I thought he was mentally imbalance, but he continues to insist that he has to collect the money,” she said.

According to her, the Head Office was then contacted and later the accused was arrested by the police.   The case continues.