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Momodou
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 Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 16:05:24
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AZIZ TAMBA SENTENCED
The APRC assistant deputy youth mobilisers; Mr. Aziz Tamba was on Wednesday December 6th sentenced to a Jail term of eight (8) years with hard labour. Mr. Tamba who was arraigned before principal magistrate Moses Richards pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing and one on having an unlicensed pistol. According to the particulars of offence Mr. Tamba, sometime this year went to some cattle dealers and took their animals on false pretence and he also took some bags of rice from the APRC ‘operation no compromise’ stores without payment. The accused pleaded guilty to both charges and begged for mercy. In delivering his judgment, Magistrate Richards said that based on the accused person’s own plea of guilt, he was, therefore sentencing him to 3years in jail for count one that is having an unlicenced fire arm and 5 years for count two that is stealing. Aziz Tamba was immediately whisked away in a prison van to mile two.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue NO. 111/2006, 11-12 December, 2006
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