By Daily Scope Newspaper
KENEMA – A Magistrate Court in Kenema has remanded 62 persons in custody in connection with disturbances reported in Pendembu on October 16 and 17, 2026.
The accused persons appeared before Magistrate Hadiru Daboh at Court No. 1 in the Kenema Judicial District in two separate cases.
In the first case, 17 accused persons were arraigned on October 20 on two counts of housebreaking and larceny, contrary to Section 26(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916, and malicious damage, contrary to Section 51 of the Malicious Damage Act of 1861.
Magistrate Daboh ordered that the 17 accused be remanded in custody pending committal proceedings to determine whether the matter should be transferred to the High Court for trial.
In the second case, 45 accused persons appeared before the same court on October 27, charged with riotous conduct contrary to Section 12(1) of the Public Order Act of 1965. The Magistrate also remanded them in custody.
The second case will be tried summarily in the Magistrate Court.
According to The Calabash Newspaper, the prosecution in both matters is led by S.I. Davies and S.I. Watta Bakarr, while S.B.E. Sesay Esq. is representing all the accused persons.
The report linked the cases to disturbances in Pendembu involving a Paramount Chief, but did not give details of the extent of damage or the specific role of each accused.
All 62 accused persons remain in custody and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Contact: Daily Scope Newspaper – dailyscopemedia@gmail.com
