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Foday Kabba Dumbuya must be hopelessly weeping his heart out in his grave.

Malanding



Bizarre Case at Bundung Magistrates' Court
Friday 17th February 2006

By Sarata Jabbie-Dibba

A middle-aged businessman, Pa Ousman Dumbuya, who claimed to have been 
defrauded of D200,000 this week testified before Magistrate Moses 
Richard at the Bundung Magistrates' Court.

In his testimony, Dumbuya informed the court that he was on 12 December 
2005, coming from Lamtoro Clinic where he went to pick up his wife and 
children when he met the accused.

Dumbuya added: "He asked me whether I trust God. He told me to buy two 
candles and a tin of sardine. When I took the tin of sardine to him, he 
started using his prayer beads. Moments later, when he opened the tin of 
sardine a padlock tied with red, white and black thread plus a finger 
ring was found in the tin."

According to Dumbuya, the accused, Babucarr Ceesay, thereafter told him 
that the padlock and the finger ring were used by witches to enable him 
become magical.

"He then asked me to pay D200,000. When I gave him this, he told me to 
give out a Holy Quran as charity and 33 kilos of steak for the witches 
as charity. I told him I don't know any witch but he nevertheless gave 
me the money for this charity."

Dumbuya further told the court that after doing all what he was asked 
to, he went with the accused to some distant bushes.

"While in the bushes I heard voices calling names and the accused then 
told me I cannot get gold as promised earlier because the leader of the 
devils was not around.

"He then told me to go for my two suitcases containing my clothes. When 
I took the suit cases to the bush, the suit cases immediately became 
full of money. One contained CFA and other Dalasis. Thereafter, he told 
me to pay the devils D100, 000 which I couldn't then afford. He said 
failure to make the ordered payment would penalise me from receiving any 
of the piles of money in the suitcases.

I then requested him to refund my money which he could not."

The case continues next week.

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