Alleged killer of former UTG Student leader appears in high court

However, Justice Jobarteh informed the parties that her court had not yet received the indictment. In response, E.R. Dugan told the court that the prosecution had received the case file from the police and that the indictment had been filed at the Central Registry. The presiding judge subsequently adjourned the matter until 2 July 2026.The accused, Mamadou Jallow, initially appeared before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on 16 June 2026, facing a single count of murder contrary to Section 155 of the Criminal Offenses Act 2025. Police alleged that on 15 June 2026, at Fajara, Mamadou Jallow stabbed Ba Yunusa Mbye in the neck with a broken bottle, causing his death. Meanwhile, friends and relatives of the late Yunusa M'Bai Mbye gathered at the National Assembly before proceeding to the court premises. The group said it intended to stage a peaceful protest to call for justice in the matter. However, police officers at the scene asked the gathering to disperse, urging participants to comply with the Public Order Act, as they had not obtained a permit to hold the assembly. The student’s turned out in large numbers to demand a speedy adjudication of the case and to show solidarity with the deceased.

Alleged killer of former UTG Student leader appears in high court

However, Justice Jobarteh informed the parties that her court had not yet received the indictment.

In response, E.R. Dugan told the court that the prosecution had received the case file from the police and that the indictment had been filed at the Central Registry.

The presiding judge subsequently adjourned the matter until 2 July 2026.The accused, Mamadou Jallow, initially appeared before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on 16 June 2026, facing a single count of murder contrary to Section 155 of the Criminal Offenses Act 2025.

Police alleged that on 15 June 2026, at Fajara, Mamadou Jallow stabbed Ba Yunusa Mbye in the neck with a broken bottle, causing his death.

Meanwhile, friends and relatives of the late Yunusa M'Bai Mbye gathered at the National Assembly before proceeding to the court premises. The group said it intended to stage a peaceful protest to call for justice in the matter.

However, police officers at the scene asked the gathering to disperse, urging participants to comply with the Public Order Act, as they had not obtained a permit to hold the assembly.

The student’s turned out in large numbers to demand a speedy adjudication of the case and to show solidarity with the deceased.