Thirty-one years old Ibrahim Kabia an information and Technology engineer made his first appearance before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road court No.1 in Freetown on four count charges ranging from Larceny by Servant Contrary to section 17 (1) (a) of the larceny Act 191.
According to Police file on the 3rd to 6th October 2025 at the Leone Construction and Engineering Services office No.36 Bathurst Street Freetown being a clerk employed by the Leone Construction and Engineering Services, stole the sum of three thousand five hundred Leones (3500) Property of the said Leone Construction and Engineering Services.
Count two further stated that on 7th to 8th October 2025 at the same place the defendant being a clerk employed by the Leone Construction and Engineering Services, stole the sum of ten thousand Leones (10,000) Property of the same company.
Count three further stated that on the 9th October 2025 at the same place the defendant being a clerk employed by the Leone Construction and Engineering Services, stole the sum of (7,500) Property of the said Leone Construction and Engineering Services.
Count four further stated that on the 10th October 2025 at the said place being a clerk employed by the Leone Construction and Engineering Services, stole one fifty-five Samsung plasma television value one thousand three hundred and fifty United States dollars and one LG Monitor value eight hundred Leones all to the total value of thirty-three thousand, nine hundred and fifty Leones (33,950) property of the said Leone Construction and Engineering Services. Property of the same company.
When the charges were read and explained to the defendant in court, no plea was taken.
The prosecutor Inspector Mabel M. Tarawally Esq intimated the bench that she has served the defendant counsel Pursuant to section 98 sub section 1 of the Criminal Procedure Act of 2024. She affirmed to the court that she has formally served the defendant with a copy of the file.
The defendant counsel I. Kargbo Esq acknowledge receipt of the copy and apply for bail on behalf of the defendant, stating he is a Sierra Leonean resident within the jurisdiction and he has reliable sureties who are willing and ready to go into recognisance on his behalf, he made his application pursuant to section 76 sub section 1 (C) of the Criminal Procedure Act No.8 of 2024.
Meanwhile Magistrate Jah admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of fifty thousand Leones with two sureties in like sum sureties must be resident in the Freetown, sureties to produce valid identity card depicting his or her addresses in Freetown, and sureties must be gainfully employed, bail to be approved by the Deputy assistant Registrar, meanwhile the matter was adjourned to the 6th February 2026.
