<strong>POLICE TENDER STATEMENT ON FBC LECTURER MURDER CASE</strong>

By Feima Sesay

Police Inspector Amara Makiue has on Thursday 13th July 2023, tender the statement obtained from Ibrahim Mohamed Kalokoh (herbalist) who allegedly accused of killing Former FBC Lecturer Kabba Santigie Bangura. The accused  Ibrahim M Kalokoh made another  appearance before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba road court No1 and was arraigned on one count charge of murder contrary to law.

According to the charge sheet, it was alleged that the accused on Monday 6th March 2023, in the Waterloo head quarter judicial district in the western Area Rural murder Kabba Santigie Bangura.

He said  whilst on duty at around 10:30 am  at the Homicide unit of the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters Pademba Road Freetown, he  received a transferred cash and enquiry file from the Central police station with an offence of missing person with C/R No.469/2023 containing abstract report request for the trace of call logs on registered sim number 076706699 and 073742578 promulgating letter and document bearing the deceased photos and name,  one grey 4 Runner vehicle with registration number ASM 939, with five statement of the complainant, witnesses and the accused person for the continuation of Investigation.

The witness said in the transferred case of inquiry files the wife of the deceased accompanied by her brother in law, Adikalie Santigie Bangura reported that on the above date at around 18:00hr her husband the deceased, Kabba Santigie Bangura got missing and his corpse was later discovered on Saturday 15th April 2023 at Shebro Town, Newton, off Waterloo and thereby suspect a foul play.

He added that on the 17th April 2023 Contemporaneous interview statement was obtained from Michael Tamba Simbo and Deborah Simbo and they are with the police helping with Investigation, adding that on the 18th a team of police officers including the scene of crime officer together with doctor Simeon Owizz Koroma and relative of the deceased went to conduct and witness the Autopsy which was later postponed to Wednesday 19th April 2023 due to unavoidable circumstances. Inspector Makieu said on the 19th, March 2023, they took the body to the Connaught mortuary hospital for postmortem to identify the cause of death.

He said on the 17th of April 2023, he obtained statement from the accused person which was produced and tendered in court to form part of the court records, adding that on the 19th April 2023 the accused person was charged with the offense of Murder the charge statement was produce and tendered in court to form part of the evidence. The witness was cross examined by the accused person. Meanwhile Magistrate Ngegba sent the accused person to the male correctional center in Freetown whiles the matter was adjourned to the 21st July 2023 for further hearing.