By: Nicholas Bass
Inspector Lamin K. Ceesay, head of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Sukuta Police Station on Monday failed to identify the diary of Sukuta Police Station in court in the ongoing murder case of Ousainou Bojang.
Bojang is charged with a single count of killing two police officials and brutally wounding one, before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of Banjul High Court.
It could be recalled that Bojang’s lawyer, Lamin J. Darboe sometime last year applied to the court for Sukuta police station command to produce the station’s diary from 10 September 2023 to December 2023.
However, Inspector Lamin K. Ceesay, head of the Criminal Investigation Division Sukuta Police station, when asked to identify the station diary in court by its name, failed because Sukata police station was not on the dairy after it was presented to the court by the Director of Public Prosecution, AM Yusuf.
In the jampacked courtroom, Inspector Ceesay told the court that he could only identify the Sukuta Police Station diary by his handwriting on it, adding that there were reference numbers on it which indicated a continuation of the station’s record from the old one.
At that juncture, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh told Inspector Ceesay of the importance of writing a name on any Police Station diary, stressing that such cards have great weight in identifying any station diary amongst others.
Meanwhile, Ousainou Bojang denied ownership of a small cell phone (simple phone) that was shown to him in court, adding that his small cell phone is a Nokia mark. Ousainou said that he could only identify a smart cell phone that was shown to him in court when its password was open, stating that he was asked by one Ebou Sowe to unlock his smart cell phone during the investigation.
Defense lawyer Darboe applied for a technician to be invited to court to open his client’s cellphone and it was granted by Justice Jaiteh.
According to court records, Ousainou is standing trial for killing police constables Pateh Jallow and Sang J. Gomez and causing serious injuries to Constable Ancy Jawo.
