Four men, two Gambians and two Senegalese - Abdou Ngum, Lamin Dibba, Abubacarr Drammeh and Momodou Gaye, were on Monday, arraigned before Principal Magistrate Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of the Kanifing Magistrates Court, charged with conspiracy to defraud.

According to the particulars of the offense, all four conspired to deposit a fake cheque valued 9,743,726.72 Euros to an EcoBank account. The incident was said to have occurred on October 30, 2008 at the EcoBank headquarters along the Kairaba Avenue.

The charges submitted by the prosecution were two. The first charge, conspiracy to defraud, involved all four. The second, attempting to deposited a fake cheque, involved the first three accused persons, Abdou, Lamin and Abubacarr. They were granted bail in the sum of D10m with two Gambian sureties and landed properties valued at D1m situated in the Greater Banjul Area. The case was adjourned to 8th April 2009.