Principal Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates Court, on Wednesday, granted bail to one Kissima Sawo in the sum of D240,000 with one Gambian surety.

Kissima Sawo is standing trial for robbery.  According to the particulars of the case, in the year 2007 at the First International Bank along Kairaba Avenue, Kissima Sawo unilaterally stole the sum of D177,510, from the FIB.  When the charge sheet was read to him, Mr Sawo pleaded not guilty.

Police Prosecutor Sergeant Touray, who stood in for the IGP, then applied for an adjournment in order to call his witnesses to testify in court. His application was granted by Presiding Magistrate Buba Jawo, who issued a court bail for the accused. The case is adjourned to the 8th of October.