Deputy Commissioner Pa Alieu Jawara of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of The Gambia Police Force has disclosed that popular socialite Aisha Fatty has over D20 million in her account.

Jawara disclosed this in an affidavit that he filed at the High Court asking Justice Zainab Jawara-Alami to reject Aisha’s appeal against the seizure of her assets including two luxury cars worth millions of Dalasi.

The deputy commissioner revealed that in April 2022, a cross-border gang including 15 Nigerians was arrested and during interrogation, Aisha's name was mentioned. She was invited for questioning to determine the extent of her involvement.

He wrote that officers were dispatched to the socialite's residence to invite her to the Police Headquarters. Her mobile phones were immediately confiscated "for forensic examination as part of the subject of the investigations".

Jawara said investigations revealed that Aisha owned a fleet of expensive and luxury vehicles and has an amount of more than 20 million Dalasi in her bank account.

According to him, the IGP requested the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to block the account. Her vehicles were also seized based on "a reasonable suspicion that they were fraudulently obtained".

The case continues before Justice Zainab Jawara-Alami.

Courtesy of Kexx Sanneh (Foroyaa Newspaper