Corporate Financial Crime Cases Rock The Gambia as Business Tycoon Faces Trial

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Alagie Kebbe, a prominent business tycoon in The Gambia, was recently arraigned before the High Court in Banjul on four counts of economic crime, theft, obtaining goods by false pretense, and cheating. The accused vehemently denied all four counts.

The Charges Against Alagie Kebbe

According to the prosecution, between 2020 and 2021, Kebbe allegedly:

• Refused to supply 41,404 bags of 50kg rice to the government as part of an outstanding balance from 39 vendors who had received financing from the Gambian government.
• Stole a whopping 41,404 bags of 50kg rice belonging to the Gambian government.

Additional Allegations

The prosecution further accused Kebbe of:

• Obtaining D64,080,000 from the same vendors under false pretenses, claiming he had 58,500 bags of 50kg rice to supply to the government.
• Inducing the government into paying D64,080,000 to the vendors under the guise that they had purchased and stored 58,500 bags of 50kg rice for collection by the Gambian government.

Developments in the Case

The prosecution team, led by A.M. Yusuf, was forced to regularise its witness list after discovering that one key witness, Bakary Drammeh, was not listed. The hearing has been adjourned pending further developments in the case.

Note: D64,080,000 is approximately $1.5 million USD