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A 26-year-old farmer, Ibrahim Abdalaha Conteh, was arraigned on October 14, 2025, before Magistrate Harold Kamara of the Mile 91 Magistrate Court, facing one count of murder in connection with the death of Pa Amadu Gbla, a farmer from Kumrabai Matuku village, Kholifa Mabang Chiefdom, Tonkolili District.
According to the Particulars of Offence, Conteh allegedly killed Gbla on Saturday, September 13, 2025, on a farm in Kumrabai Matuku village. Gbla’s body, discovered days after he went missing, was found without a head, leaving the community in shock.
During the court proceedings, the charge was read and explained to Conteh in Krio, his preferred local language, in line with Section 112(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act No. 8 of 2024. Since this was a preliminary investigation, Conteh did not enter a plea.
The court informed both parties that the committal hearing must be completed within 28 days from the first hearing, as stipulated in Section 112(b)(i) of the Act.
Magistrate Kamara directed the prosecution, led by Sub-Inspector Ibrahim Forkie Bangura, to provide Conteh with copies of all witness statements and any physical or material evidence intended for presentation at the committal hearing, per Section 112(b)(ii).
Conteh was remanded in custody at Moyamba Correctional Centre, with Magistrate Kamara citing the seriousness of the allegation.
The matter was adjourned to October 20, 2025, when the prosecution’s first witness is expected to testify.
