By Mamajah Jalloh
Momodu Rakib, a Nigerian businessman, made his first appearance in Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Thursday, October 3, 2024, facing five counts related to the possession and trafficking of cocaine.
The charges against Rakib include possession of a prohibited drug without lawful authority, dealing in a prohibited drug without lawful authority, transportation of a prohibited drug without lawful authority, commercialization of a prohibited drug without lawful authority, and keeping a prohibited drug without lawful authority.
According to the particulars of the offense, on September 14, 2024, at the Freetown International Airport in Lungi, Rakib was allegedly found in possession of twenty pellets of cocaine. The prosecution claims that he engaged in various illegal activities concerning the drugs at the same location on that date.
When the charges were read and explained, no plea was entered by Rakib.
The state prosecutor, I.A. Kamara Esq., requested a short adjournment to allow for further discussions with the witness in the case.
Magistrate Sahr Kekura denied Rakib bail, remanding him to the male correctional facility in Freetown. The case has been adjourned to October 8, 2024, for further proceedings.
