By Feima Sesay
Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court no.2 has on Monday 16 December 2024 ordered bench warrant against Canadian Consultant Sunanda Kikla after he failed to appear before the court on an all edged Fraud case.
The accused was charged to court on eight count charges of conspiracy to defraud contrary to law and obtaining money by false pretences contrary to section 32(1) of the larceny act of 1916.
The Court said that the accused Sunanda Kikla between 1 June and 20 November, 2024 in Freetown, conspired with other persons unknown to commit a crime to wit obtaining money by false pretences.
According to three Court , the accused on the said date obtained the sum of two hundred and thirty four million, three hundred thousand Leones from Hyson Attia Ngowh, Louis Ayuk Onjong and Munogo Sena Alaim by falsely pretending that she will facilities their travelling to Dubai, India, Canada and America knowing same to be false.
It further alleged that the accused falsely pretend that she would also register the business company of Hyson Attia Ngowh name (Awa and Sons Travel Logistics and Freight Forwarding) knowing same to be false.
After the matter was mentioned in court, the accused was absent in court.
The prosecutor ASP Dialia Wellington applied for bench warrant to be issued against the accused for her to be in court on the next adjourned date.
The application was granted by Magistrate Bangura who ordered that the accused should be arrested and brought before the court.
The matter was adjourned to a later date.
