Fourah Bay College Student Remanded Over Alleged Forgery of Fee Payment Receipts

A student accused of forgery and fraud is currently before the Freetown Magistrate Court, facing multiple charges related to allegedly falsifying student fee receipts and obtaining money under false pretences.

Samuel Casangnell Macarthy appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1, where he is answering to a series of criminal charges linked to incidents said to have occurred at the Fourah Bay College campus in Freetown between 1 and 28 February 2026.

According to court proceedings, Macarthy is charged with two counts of forgery contrary to Section 4(1) of the Forgery Act 1913, two counts of uttering forged documents under Section 6(1) of the same Act, and one count of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916.

Prosecutors allege that the accused forged two student fee payment receipts in the names of Isha Carew and Fatima Musa Turay with intent to defraud, and subsequently presented or used the forged documents to deceive others.

He is further accused of unlawfully obtaining the sum of 8,980 Leones from Isha Carew by falsely claiming to provide genuine fee receipts.

When the charges were read in court, the accused did not enter a plea, as the matter is at the committal stage. The prosecution, led by Chief Superintendent of Police Tommy B. Zizer, informed the court that all necessary witness statements have been served on the defendant.

Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah denied bail, citing the seriousness of the allegations, and ordered that the accused be remanded at the male correctional facility pending further hearing.

The matter has been adjourned to 18 May 2026 for continuation of proceedings.