Former Police officer Abubakarr Yillah on Friday, 27 September, 2024 made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for alledgely killing a man with a pistol.

In his testimony, the witness Sergeant 8576 Issa Kamara who resides at Grafton Police Barracks attached to the exhibit office at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters Freetown, said, he recognized the accused as former police officer his role and responsibilities is to ensure a safe keeping of all exhibits relating to matters that have been investigated and charged to court.

He recalled on 22nd November 2023 Sergeant 8826 Konneh S.M attached to the Homicide syndicate handed over to him the following items as exhibits. They include five empty bullet shells, two shrapnel, one fired cannister, one old NP pistol and two magazines containing fourteen live rounds each.

The witness said he registered the items with serial number 129/2024  since then and it had been in the custody of the police. The said exhibits were produced and tendered in court to form part of the court records with the five empty bullet shells marked as exhibit H1-5 the two shrapnel marked as exhibit J1-2, the fired cannister marked as exhibit K the NP pistol marked as exhibit L and the two magazines marked as exhibit M1-30, he concluded.

The Counsel representing the accused person Sahid Sesay Esq asked the witness several questions: When was the exhibit handed over to you?

The witness answered it was  on the 22nd November 2024.

Can you tell the capacity of the magazines the witness said he cannot tell

Did you pack the magazines?

The witness answered yes it contains fourteen bullets?

But he cannot tell weather it was a full or not.

Did you receive any vehicle in respect of this matter?

The witness said he didn’t receive any vehicle in respect of this matter.

Did you know the accused person? The witness said yes he was a police officer and he was his friend and colleague?

Did you visit the crime scene? The witness said no.

The accused was remanded and the matter adjourned to 4th October 2024.

He was arraigned before the court on one count charge of murder.

The charge sheet indicated that the accused on Wednesday 13th August, 2022 at Yana Village in the Tambakh chiefdom at Karena district the accused murdered a man called  Fasineh Bangura.