By Emma Black

Magistrate Josephine Feimata Hinga

The murder case of 17-year-old Tajo Sesay stalled on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 5, but the spotlight now shifts to an investigator set to testify at the next hearing. Tommy Alusine, alias Alhaji, a 28-year-old accused of her killing, faces a preliminary investigation before Magistrate Josephine Feimata Hinga—yet progress hinges on a missing witness.

Alusine, unrepresented by counsel, heard the charges—conspiracy to commit felony murder and murder itself—read aloud. He entered a plea, but the courtroom drama paused there. With the key investigator absent, the session fizzled, and Hinga adjourned the matter to Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Chief Inspector Francess Macauley, prosecuting for the Inspector General of Police, stood ready, but the day yielded no breakthroughs.

The case traces back to July 23, 2024, at Kondi Farm, Malama-Lumley, where Tajo Sesay met her end. Prosecutors allege Alusine, alongside three fugitives Estha Kamara, Amie Foday, and Ibrahim Kamara, alias Action orchestrated the killing. All hailed from the same tight-knit community, making the betrayal sting deeper. Ibrahim, pegged as the ringleader, remains at large with his co-suspects, a bench warrant snapping at their heels.

Tuesdays delay frustrated a case already thick with tension. The investigators anticipated testimony—slated for April 9 promises to crack open details of Sesay’s death, a tragedy that’s rattled Kondi Farm. Alusine, alone in the dock, carries the weight of suspicion, but the full story waits on the runaways capture and the witness’s words, now, Freetown holds its breath, will the next hearing unmask the truth or deepen the mystery? Magistrate Hingas gavel will fall again soon.