Thirty-year-old businessman Ibrahim Boima appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Monday, 9th February 2026, facing 54 charges including larceny, forgery, and uttering forged documents.
According to the police, between 3rd January 2023 and 27th October 2025, Boima allegedly stole multiple sums totaling Le 386,980 from the Greater Evangelism World Crusade Bank account (No. 600011709080198) at Vista Bank, Head Office, Charlotte Street, Freetown.
The charges include:
48 counts of larceny under Section 2 of the Larceny Act 1916,
3 counts of forgery under Section 4(1) of the Forgery Act 1913, and
3 counts of uttering forged documents under Section 6(1)(2) of the Forgery Act 1913.
Counts 49–54 allege that, on 9th July 2025, Boima forged and uttered documents, including a letter requesting a change of signatories and a minute of meeting for the church account, purporting them as authentic.
When the charges were read, Boima did not enter a plea. The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Tommy B. Zizer, confirmed that the defendant’s counsel had been formally served with the case file.
Boima’s lawyer, J. Kamara, applied for bail, noting that his client is a resident of Freetown, not a flight risk, and has reliable sureties willing to vouch for him. However, Magistrate Jah refused bail, citing the seriousness of the 54-count charges, and remanded Boima to the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown.
The case has been adjourned to 16th February 2026 for further proceedings.
