By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema

His Worship, Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Magistrate Court No.1 in Kenema has on October 5, 2026, Committed 3 Defendants to stand Trial at the High Court in Kenema for Murder, House Breaking and Larceny.

The 3 Defendants were arrainged in Court on three different files.

The charges were read to the Defendants by Emmanuel Cooper the Registrar of the court in Kenema. Mr. Cooper informed the Court that the three Defendants were Joseph Saidu Karim Maculley, Mohamed Koroma and Alpha Sallieu Jalloh.

Joseph Saidu Karim Maculley was arraigned in court on one count charge of Murder Contrary to Section 1 of the Offences against the Persons Act 1861 as repealed and replaced by section 1 of the schedule of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 2022.

A Defendant, Joseph Saidu Karim Maculley on July 16, 2026, at Komende Geoyama village, Malegohun Chiefdom, Kenema District, Murdered Karmoh Samai a primary school pupil.

Mohamed Koroma was arraigned in court for an offence of  House Breaking and Larceny Contrary to Section 26 subsection 1 of the Larceny Act,1916. The Defendant on August 25, 2026, at Bockarie-gbey Street in Kenema, broke and entered into the dwelling house of Alpha Kalifatu Kanneh and stole 4 Bluetooth MP3 player (Tape) valued at NLe 1,120/00,  24 Torch lights valued at NLe 1,120/00, Fiscal cash of NLe 2,300/00 and other assorted items all to the total valued of NLe 6,100/00, properties of Alpha Kalifatu Kanneh.

Another Defendant, Alpha Sallieu Jalloh was charged to Court for Committing House Breaking and Larceny. Alpha Sallieu Jalloh on August 7, 2026, at No.7 Moiwo Street in Kenema, broke and entered the dwelling house of Dauda Kamara and stole Fiscal sum of NLe 4,000/00, property of the said Dauda Kamara..

In his ruling, Magistrate Hadiru Daboh having gone through the evidences in court and having regards that the Prosecution has discharged its task in its entirety, the Magistrate was left with no alternatives but to commit the 3 Defendants to stand Trial at the High Court in Kenema.

No plea was taken and the Defendants were remanded at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre ( SLCC) in Kenema.

The matters were prosecuted by Inspector Aiah Mafinda Teh, attached to the Legal and Justice Support Department in the Kenema Police Division.

Copyright –Published in Expo Times News on Monday, 14th October 2026 (ExpoTimes News – Expo Media Group (expomediasl.com)