Accountant Remanded Over Alleged Theft of Over NLe1 Billion from DirectAid

An accountant employed by DirectAid Sierra Leone Limited, Abubakarr Adam Sillah, has been remanded to the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown over allegations of stealing more than one billion leones from the organisation’s bank account.

Sillah was remanded on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, by Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 after he failed to appear in court. He was subsequently brought before the court and arraigned on 63 counts of larceny by servant, contrary to Section 17(1)(a) of the Larceny Act of 1916.

According to the charge sheet, between January 2022 and October 2022, the accused, while serving as an accountant at DirectAid Sierra Leone Limited, allegedly stole funds amounting to over NLe1 billion from the organisation’s account number 066011383690202 held at Vista Bank Sierra Leone Limited. The prosecution alleges that the funds were the property of the organisation and intended for aid-related services.

When the charges were read and explained to him in court, the accused did not enter a plea as the matter is currently before the court for preliminary investigation.

The prosecution, led by C.S.P. Tommy B. Zizer Esq., had on a previous court date applied for a bench warrant against the accused and his sureties following his absence in court. The application was granted at the time.

During the latest proceedings, Magistrate Jah withdrew the earlier bail arrangement and ordered that the accused be remanded at the Male Correctional Facility.

The matter has been adjourned to February 20, 2026, for further hearing.