By: Alimatu Kargbo
The legal battle over an estate property involving Abu Zubairu Bangura and twelve respondents, including Brima Wilson, continued at magistrates Court No. 8, presided over by Magistrate Brima Samura.
Brima Wilson resumed his testimony and presented what he claimed to be an original rent receipt. He clarified that his intent in submitting the document was not to prove ownership of the apartment but to show that the apartment in question belongs to Joseph Wilson, not Abubakarr Bangura.
However, the prosecution objected, stating that the receipt was not admissible evidence, as Brima Wilson is neither the named recipient nor is his name recorded on the document. The court inquired how he came into possession of the document, to which he responded that the apartment owner had given it to him in 2025 after he made a rent payment.
The document was admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibit Y1–2.
During cross-examination by defense counsel A.I. Barrie, Wilson stated that he knew the applicant, Abu Zubairu Bangura, as his cousin and was familiar with some members of the Bangura family. When challenged that he is not a biological son of the Wilson family, Wilson confirmed, “No.”
The matter, involving the estate property of the late Abi Bockarie Bangura (who died intestate), was originally granted to Abu Zubairu Bangura on December 22, 2023. The case includes twelve respondents: Mr. Brima Wilson, Mohamed Kamara, Aminata Kamara, Mummy Conteh, Mummy Kargbo, Alhassan Koroma, Alie Kamara, Daddy Brima Limba, Madam Nenneh, Mr. Daddy, Marie Kargbo, and Fatmata Kamara.
The case has been adjourned to October 14, 2025, for further hearing and additional witness testimonies.
