Following the alleged Robbery incident which occurrence commenced at around 02:17 hours of Thursday 8th September 2022 at New England Ville and Koribondo highway communities respectively, based on which nine (9) male suspects are currently helping the Police with the investigation for an alleged Robbery with Aggravation at CID, Bo East Police Station.

According to the Bo East Divisional Crime Officer Assistant Superintendent of Police Titus Vandi, the Investigation has currently retrieved from suspects items like two (2) sets of 32 inches plasma televisions, Android and button mobile phones claimed by complainants, quantities of free health care drugs and also Dangerous Offensive Weapons were all found in possession of suspects.

He said, the nine (9) suspects had been cautioned and questioned but there are still processes to follow before they are charged to court.

On his part, the head of Bo East Operations team, Assistant Superintendent of Police, John Hinga Magay commended his personnel and by extension the Community Safety Volunteers (CSV) for the assertiveness in apprehending the nine (9) suspects.

“I answered to a distressed call from the New England community that Armed Robbers had attacked them. I wasted no time in getting there with my men. Upon arrival, we were able to arrest three (3) suspects with the help of some Community Safety Volunteers and the remaining six (6) were brought in.” he said.

He mentioned the nine (9) suspects as thus: Mohammed Conteh alias Citizen, Mamud Conteh, Abu Magona, Yusuf Jalloh, Sulaiman Mansaray, Samba Jalloh, Ibrahim Koroma, Mohamed Jalloh and Mustapha Nallo alias Bigger Grave.

Complainants were able to identify the nine (9) arrested suspects as those who raided them, put them under gun point and tripped them stack necked, urging them to bring out all the money they had in their possessions. The robbers carted away with millions of old Leones, and valuable properties from three different locations and also wounded some victims.

Edna Mamawa Brima, Sallay Fawunda, Margaret Umu Fawundu, Agnes Bannister, Mamawa Fawundu all of Koribondo highway, and Chief Maada Farma of New England are complainants in this above matter.