Man convicted for unnatural offences

By Sainabou Sambou

The Kanifing Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate Mam Samba Jallow Monday convicted Mustapha Jai for unnatural offence, a crime contrary to section 145 of the criminal code laws of The Gambia.

During proceed of the case, Mustapha Jai did pleaded guilty of attempt to commit unnatural offence, a charge pressed against him.

The particular of his offence stated that Mustapha Jai sometimes in the month of June 2020 at Kololi and diverse places within the jurisdiction of this court in the Republic of The Gambia he attempted to have unnatural sex with Hamza Jah by undressing himself and asked Hamza Jah to do same which resulted to a scuffle between two of them (Mustapha Jai and Hamza Jah) that he thereby committed an offence.

Giving her judgment on Monday Magistrate Mam Samba Jallow sentenced the to seven years imprisonment or pay a fine of D100,000 and also compensate the complainant in the sum of D50,000.

Baba Jallow represented the IGP.