By Adama Makasuba
Mbara Gajaga, a resident Medina Kanuma in Lower Nuimi has been detained at Barra Police Station after he allegedly attempted to break-into the house of Gambia Ports Authority’s communications officer Yankuba Manneh in Essau.
He is also accused of multiple breaks and entering in Essau and its surrounding communities.
“This suspected thief entered my house in Essau at around 1:00am, unplugged my phone from the charger and attempted to make away with it, but I noticed his presence. He ran away in the dark and I chased him. After a strenuous hot pursuit involving jumping over erected fences, I caught him and he began to exchange fists with me until he surrendered the phone to me, even before people in the neighbourhood came to the scene.
“I sustained bodily injuries and some bruises. In an attempt to drag him to the compound and tie him down to wake up others to the news, he wrangled and escaped. I thought that was it all. But no! On the whole I was his latest victim just last night alone. So far, our statements have already been taken and we are poised to ensure his ultimate prosecution. We hope by so doing, our people, our wives, mothers, children and properties will be safe, secured and peace will reign, too. Nuisances like him in the communities will take caution. Currently the suspect is behind the bars at Barra Police Station,” Yankuba Manneh explained.
Meanwhile, Mr Manneh said: “coincidentally, as I was issuing my statement, another reported case of theft and attempted rape against the same suspect (Mbara Gajaga) on the same night came up. There, in one of the Marong Kundas in Essau, he stole two smartphones, one of them iPhone 7, and attempted to rape one young lady, who is probably in her early 20.
“There and then, we drove off with two police officers and arrested him in his second wife’s house for questioning. Upon returning, just a few minutes of interrogation with the police, he confessed and offered to bring out the stolen two phones. Conducting a search on his house with the help of his second wife, 5 different phones were discovered including the iPhone 7.”
