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Forty-seven years old Daniel Moseray a Technician and forty-six years old Ibrahim Bai Bureh Mansaray, driver at the Sierra Leone Telecommunication company Sierratel, have been arrested for allegedly stealing properties of the company worth millions.
The accused are before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba road court No.2 in Freetown on two count charges ranging from Larceny by Servant contrary to section 17 (1) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916.
Police alleged that the first accused on the 7th November 2023, at the Sierratel office at Mile-91 carted away properties of the company including two 18000 BTU Air condition, one base transceiver station, one radio rack containing six Aviator unit, one Cisco 2960 network switch, six feeder network cables, six intermediate frequency cables, one global positioning system ball, one global positioning system cable, earthling cables, twelve batteries and 12V/200AH backup batteries.
On count two it is alleged that accused person Bai Bureh Mansaray sometime in September 2023, stole two(2) 18000 BTU Air Conditioners, one (1) Base transceiver Station, one (1) Rectifier Cabinet, one (1) Radio Unit, one (1) Huawei Microwave, one (1) radio rack Containing six(6) Aviator Unit, one Cisco 2960 Network Switch, six(6) feeder Network Cables, six(6) intermediate frequency Cables, one Global Positioning system ball, one Global positioning system cable, earthling cables, twelve (12) batteries and 12V/200AH backup batteries property of value, properties of the Sierra Leone Telecommunication Network Company Sierratel.
Lead in by Deputy Superintendent of police Sorie Conteh, Prosecution witness two Saidu Zachariah Kargbo, being a Security guard at Sierratel testified in court that he recognized the accused, adding that he was on duty on the crime date when the accused came and collected the items under pretext that he was sent by management to transport them to Bo.
W2 furthered that he was shocked when later the management came to collect the same items, so he had to inform them that the first accused person had already collected them in their name, adding that after which he was asked by the management to identify the person, he saw at the site which he did and the accused was arrested.
Upon his arrest, W2 added that the accused person took them to his house where they discovered some items after which they returned to Mile 91 police station were statement was obtained from him.
The defence counsel Ibrahim Macfoy adopted his previous Bail applications on behalf of the first accused person. Meanwhile Magistrate Bangura refused bail for the first accused person whilst the bail for the second accused person continues. The matter was adjourned to the 6th February 2024.
