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Defence lawyers for Admire Bio Jalloh and Dauda Jalloh have reportedly indicated they will challenge the prosecution’s evidence in an alleged $210,000 gold fraud case involving two foreign nationals.
The indication came during proceedings at Pademba Road Court No. 1, where the prosecution continued presenting evidence in an 11-count case against the couple.
State Prosecutor Yusuf Isaac Sesay, Esq., told Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah that the prosecution had relied on Section 113 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2024 to begin presenting its case.
The prosecution’s first witness, Inspector Abubakarr Hassan of the Foreign National and Tourism Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), testified that police investigations began after a complaint was filed by Italian nationals Fanni Giuseppe and Alfio Siracusa.
According to the witness, investigators recorded statements from the complainants, other witnesses and the accused persons as part of inquiries into the alleged gold transaction.
Police allege that between Aug. 10 and 14, 2025, at #1 Daj Drive, Mile 13, Freetown Peninsula, the accused persons falsely presented themselves as representatives of GAN Minerals Sierra Leone Limited and claimed they had the authority to sell three kilograms of gold.
The prosecution alleges that the complainants paid a total of $210,000 after being persuaded to invest in the transaction, with additional allegations that a further $15,000 was obtained for supposed export tax payments.
Inspector Hassan told the court that investigators examined documents linked to the transaction, including receipts allegedly provided by the complainants.
The witness further testified that police investigations raised questions about the company’s stated address and that checks with the National Minerals Agency allegedly showed no valid licence authorising the accused persons to trade gold.
The court also heard evidence relating to alleged refunds traced to Lebanese national Bahij Moujss, according to the prosecution witness.
The accused persons face allegations including conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretences, conspiracy to commit robbery, money laundering, receiving and uttering forged documents, illegal mineral trading and tax evasion.
The charges have not been proven in court, and the accused persons have not entered pleas because the matter remains at the committal stage.
Defence lawyer Melron C. Nicole Wilson told the court that he intends to file a no-case submission under Section 113(8) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, arguing that the prosecution evidence does not establish a case requiring the accused persons to answer.
Magistrate Jah adjourned the matter to Aug. 10, 2026, for continuation of proceedings.
