Banjul, The Gambia – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Ousainou Bojang, the man accused of fatally shooting two Gambia Police Force constables in 2023, has once again proclaimed his innocence in court, calling on the Anti-Crime Unit to identify the actual perpetrator.

Bojang stands accused of opening fire on three police officers at the Sukuta traffic lights on September 12, 2023, an attack that left two dead and one critically injured. He has denied all charges, while his sister, Amie Bojang, faces charges of being an accessory after the fact to murder.

During his testimony, Bojang detailed the events following his arrest, alleging that the police failed to link him to the crime. He recounted being taken to the Sukuta Police Station, where he was presented to seven supposed eyewitnesses. According to Bojang, none of them identified him as the shooter, instead describing the perpetrator as a “short man wearing a white kaftan.”

Bojang further accused police officials of misconduct during his detention, claiming that Detective Ebou Sowe confiscated his phone and later manipulated its data. He testified that after he was taken to the Anti-Crime Unit, Sowe pressured him to unlock the device. Bojang alleged that his phone logs proved he was at his workplace in Brufut at the time of the shooting, contradicting the prosecution’s claim that he was at the Sukuta-Jabang traffic light.

In a significant development, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh ordered the Anti-Crime Unit to produce Bojang’s personal diary, which he said was confiscated from his residence during the investigation. The diary, according to the defense, contains the password needed to access Bojang’s phone and verify its contents.

“The Commissioner of the Anti-Crime Unit is directed to produce the personal diary taken from the accused’s residence during the investigation, along with any other seized items,” Justice Jaiteh ruled, warning that failure to comply would be seen as disregarding a legal mandate.

Before the court adjourned the case to February 24, 2025, Bojang reiterated his plea: “Since they claim someone killed their officers, I’m telling them to go find the real killer. I am not the person who killed the officers.”

As the trial continues, the case raises pressing questions about the investigation’s integrity and the defense’s claims of exculpatory evidence.