Two Police Officers Arrested for Armed Robbery of Pakistani National at Freetown Hotel

A Freetown magistrate has granted bail to two former police officers and a third man accused of an armed robbery involving a Pakistani national at a local hotel.
Principal Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of the Pademba Road Court No. 1 presiding over the case on Tuesday, set bail at 300 million Leones (Le 300,000,000) for each of the three defendants.
The accused are Emmanuel Lassayo Jusu, 41, and Joseph Jeremiah M’bosa, 34, both former police officers, and Sellieu Saccoh, 37, alias “Sharkor.” They face charges of conspiracy and robbery with aggravation.
All three men face two counts: conspiracy and robbery with aggravation. The charges fall under the Larceny Act of 1916, as amended by the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act of 2021.