Freetown Businessman Sentenced to 18 Months for $300 Theft 1

A 41-year-old Freetown businessman, Mohamed Kargbo, has been reportedly sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing US$300 from a complainant.

Kargbo appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, where he admitted the charge of larceny.

The court heard that on September 7, 2026, at Model New Road Ataya Base in Freetown, Kargbo unlawfully took US$300 belonging to the complainant. The amount was valued at Le7,200 in the court records.