By: Mama A. Touray
Amie Bojang, the second accused in the alleged Sukuta Jabang traffic light police shooting case, has told the High Court that she was detained in the same cell with male suspects while in police custody at the Banjulinding Police Station. She made the disclosure while giving her defence before the court.
Bojang is charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. Prosecutors allege that on September 13th 2023, in Brufut, Kombo South, and other locations across The Gambia, she knowingly assisted Ousainou Bojang to flee the country after he allegedly committed murder, in order to help him escape punishment.
During a question and answer session with her lawyer, Counsel Sillah, Amie Bojang described the conditions of her detention, particularly her time at Banjulinding Police Station. She told the court that when she first met her lawyer, she asked to be transferred to the Anti Crime Unit so that she could have a place where she was able to pray.
“I told my lawyer that if they could allow me to stay at Anti Crime, I would have a place to pray, because where I was detained, I could not pray,” she said. “I was locked in the same cell with male suspects.”
She explained that male detainees were moved in and out of other rooms at night, but were brought back into the same cell in the morning. According to her, this arrangement made it difficult for her to practise her religious obligations without seeking permission from officers.
“If I want to pray, I ask them to allow me,” she told the court. She added that a female station officer later instructed other officers not to open the cell door for her again, although she could not recall the officer’s name.
Amie Bojang also gave a detailed account of her movements between detention facilities. She testified that she was first taken to Banjulinding Police Station in the evening, where she remained for one week. After that, she was taken back to the Anti Crime Unit, stayed there until evening without being informed of any reason, and was later returned to Banjulinding.
She told the court that after another week, officers came for her on a Wednesday and took her back to the Anti Crime Unit. It was there that she was informed they would be going to court, before being taken to the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.
On the issue of statements, Bojang said her first statement was taken on the day she was arrested, later that evening. After her court appearance on Wednesday, she was returned to Banjulinding Police Station and remained there until Saturday, when another statement was taken from her by an officer with the surname Cham.
When asked whether she could recognise the statements presented in court, she told the court that she could only recognise her phone number, not the written content, because she has never been to school. Counsel Sillah identified the documents as her cautionary and voluntary statements.
She acknowledged only one of the statements, saying she recognised it because it contained her number. She added that there was no independent witness present when her statement was taken.
According to her testimony, after the statement was written, the officer informed her that she was being charged with assisting Ousainou Bojang to escape after killing police officers. She told the court that she immediately rejected the accusation.
“I told him that I did not accept this in my life,” she said.
Amie Bojang further told the court that after two weeks in custody, officers informed her that she was being taken to Mile Two Prison. During the journey, the vehicle passed near the airport, which caused her confusion.
“They took me up to the airport, and I asked whether Mile Two is at the airport,” she said. “They told me no. Then I saw Ousainou. They brought him out, put him in the vehicle, and took us to Mile Two.”
She also testified about an incident involving an officer she identified as Gibba. According to her, the officer told Ousainou to confess to killing the officers and throwing the gun into the water.
“I told him that is not true,” she said. “Why should Ousainou accept that? Ousainou is young.” She added that Ousainou also denied the allegation and told her that he was being forced to confess.
Amie Bojang told the court that when officers came to her home, they took Ousainou’s bag containing his ID card and passport. She said those items are still in police custody and were not produced before the court.
When asked whether she knew Ousainou to be a member of any rebel group in Casamance, she firmly denied the claim. She described her family as poor and surviving through hard work, and said Ousainou is a fearful person.
“I have never accepted this charge,” she told the court, “and I will never accept it until I die.”
The case was adjourned to Tuesday December 16th 2025 at 11am, when the Director of Public Prosecutions is expected to cross examine the accused.
By: Mama A. Touray Amie Bojang, the second accused in the alleged Sukuta Jabang traffic light police shooting case, has told the High Court that she was detained in the same cell with male suspects while in police custody at the Banjulinding Police Station. She made the disclosure while giving her defence before the court. The Fatu Network
