By Amadou Jadama
A sub-inspector at Brikama Police Station told the local magistrates’ court on Friday that a former State Guard soldier, Yama Camara, went to the station with a cutlass and threatened to kill someone.
Lamin Colley told Senior Magistrate Anna Mendy that the incident occurred in October last year and led to Ms Camara’s arraignment charged with carrying arms in public and threatening violence.
Ms Camara, a resident of Brikama Jamisa is contesting the charges. She was granted bail.
Giving his testimony, Sub-Inspector Colley told the court: “I could recall on the 15th October 2020, it was around 8pm to 9pm, when the accused Yama Camara, came to our station with a cutlass wrapped in a nylon bag. As she was talking to Superintendent Gas Sabally, she pulled out a cutlass and threatened to kill someone.” According to the witness, the people in the station were terrified as the accused was visibly agitated. Colley said Superintendent Sabally took the cutlass from Camara and placed it in her office.
Cross-examination
Ms Camara who represented herself cross-examined Sub-Inspector Colley:
Ms Camara: Mr Colley what is the purpose of the police station?
SI Colley: The purpose of the police station is to receive complaints from the public to seek for redress.
Ms Camara: In your evidence in-chief, you said that before I came to the main station, I had a case at Suba Ward Police Station. What did the officers at Suba Ward Station do to my case?
SI Colley: I don’t know.
Ms Camara: It is true that I went to your station with a cutlass but when I arrived there what did I say?
SI Colley: You said that you had reported your case to Suba Ward Station, but they did not take it seriously.
Ms Camara: Which of the police officers did I lodge my complaint to?
SI Colley: You were talking to OC Gas Sabally.
Ms Camara: When I went to the station, did I meet OC Gas Sabally inside or outside?
SI Colley: You met her in the Charge Office.
Ms Camara: You said that when I came I said that I wanted to kill someone, did I ever state that I am going to kill myself or someone?
SI Colley: You said that you are going to kill someone.
Ms Camara: Did I mention any name?
SI Colley: No.
Ms Camara: When OC Sabally took cutlass from me did any arrest happened?
SI Colley: No.
Ms Camara: On that day, was Prosecution Witness 1, Momodou Barry, there?
SI Colley: Yes.
Ms Camara: I am putting it to you that PW1 came to the court and told the court that I said that I am going to kill someone and I will kill myself. And PW1 also said that OC Sabally was in her office.
SI Colley: That was PW1’s testimony and this my testimony the witness said.
The case was adjourned to 22nd February.
