Sierra Leone: Ferry Captain Remanded for Alleged Murder

Alimamy Sesay, a 50-year-old assistant captain at the PM Ferry, was remanded in custody on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for the alleged murder of Osman Sesay.

Appearing in court for the first time, Sesay faced a charge of murder, as outlined in section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, repealed and replaced by section 1(a) of the schedule of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 2021, Act No. 6 of 2022.

The alleged incident…