The Kanifing Magistrate’s Court has fined Mbye Ceesay D100,000 for stealing a motorbike valued at D35,000 in Kololi and selling it for just D3,000. Ceesay, who pleaded guilty to the theft, admitted selling the 'Jakarta' motorbike belonging to Muhammed Jallow to a man identified as Badou. The motorbike has not been recovered.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has granted Samba Keita bail in the sum of D150,000 in a case involving the alleged possession of 870 grammes of cannabis sativa, a prohibited drug under Gambian law.

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New Judges of the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been sworn into office for a four-year, non-renewable tenure by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on 6 October 2026.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has remanded one Tamsir Secka to Mile 2 Central Prison after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his younger brother, Musa Secka, with a cutlass, causing grievous bodily harm.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has transferred a murder case involving one Mustapha Mboge to the Special Criminal Division of the High Court for trial after determining that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

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Prosecution witnesses Nfamara Marong of Madiana and Yankuba Sanneh of Manjai Kunda have told the Banjul Magistrates’ Court that they paid D600,000 to Ejaba Travelling Agency for Hajj arrangements that ultimately did not materialize.

The testimonies were heard on Monday, 28th September 2026, as prosecution witnesses continued to testify in the ongoing alleged Hajj fraud case involving Kanimang Bojang and his company, Ejaba Travelling Agency.

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In our previous story, we reported on PW4 Mudu Jallow’s testimony that he paid D600,000 for Hajj arrangements and was later informed that he would travel using a Guinea-Bissau passport. The fifth prosecution witness, Mbaji Jaiteh of Fajikunda, has told the Banjul Magistrates’ Court that he paid money in instalments for his father’s proposed Hajj journey through Kanimang Bajo.

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More testimonies were heard as another witness also claimed that he paid D600,000 to Kanimang Bajo but never got to travel for the Hajj Pilgrimage. In Askanwi’s continuation of this court report we hear how the trip was postponed twice and eventually cancelled.

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Our series of court reports on the Kanimang Bajo case continues with more witness testimonies heard in court on 9th September 2026 as more plaintiffs tell the court how they paid hundreds of thousands to Bajo, who failed to deliver his promise of a Hajj pilgrimage.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has refused bail to accused rapist Saikou Sowe Sidibeh and ordered him remanded at Mile Two Prison. However, the court granted bail to his co-accused, Jawara, in the sum of D100,000 with two responsible adults as sureties in connection with an alleged rape case involving an underage girl.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Ansumana Gassama to seven years’ imprisonment after convicting him of an unnatural offence involving a 10-year-old boy in the Kanifing Municipality.

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The alleged D68.6 million Hajj fraud case involving Kanimang Bajo, CEO of Ejabah Travelling and Tours, has taken a new turn after the charges were withdrawn at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court and subsequently refiled before the Banjul Magistrates’ Court.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has convicted Ansumana Gassama, a Gambian adult, for engaging in an unnatural act involving a male minor in Kanifing Municipality.

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Buba Jallow, a car mechanic accused of fatally stabbing Ebrima Njie in Latrikunda German, has alleged that he was denied access to fresh air and prescribed medication while being held at Mile 2 Central Prison. At his first hearing Jallow hurled insults and showed his middle fingers to onlookers at the court.

After spending some time in Mile 2 his mood changed completely as he refrained from abusing onlookers and complained to Justice I. Janneh about his treatment in remand.

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Weeks after Askanwi Media reported that the 2026 Nawettan tournament at Manjai Park faced possible disruption due to a court case over the ownership and management of the facility, the Bundung High Court has dismissed an application for an injunction that sought to halt all activities at the park.

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Former soldier Sanna Manjang, whom the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission has mentioned as committing serious crimes, including torture, during the former regime, has taken the witness stand for the first time in his trial before the High Court in Banjul.

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The High Court of The Gambia has sentenced three convicts after accepting an amended plea bargain agreement reached between the State and the accused persons in connection with a 2022 robbery case in Jabang Village, West Coast Region.

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The first prosecution witness in the alleged D68 million Hajj visa fraud case against Kanimang Bajo declined to appear before the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 22nd July 2026, resulting in the adjournment of the case.

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Fourteen members of Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), who were arrested on 8th May 2026 at the Westfield Youth Monument while setting the stage for the commemoration of their one-year anniversary, have appeared before the Kanifing Magistrate Court for the continuation of their trial.

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The defamation suit filed by Minister Rohey John Manjang against The Alkamba Times journalist, Kebba Ansu Manneh, continued before the High Court Annex in Banjul on Monday, 23rd June 2026, with both parties filing fresh applications ahead of the substantive hearing.

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