PUBLIC access to Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court was barred on Thursday as alleged Fancy Boys gang boss Abubaker ‘Bakka’ Adams appeared for his bail hearing.

Dramatic scenes were seen outside the court building as angry mense - some protesting bail - were turned away amid due to the high-profile hearing in Court 4.

A large crowd gathered at the entrance as angry aunties demanded to know why they were not being allowed in the public galleries as court officials claimed it was for safety reasons.

A court official was heard shouting: "For your own safety, go home please."

During the confusion, officials clarified that only lawyers, cops, officials, those appearing in court and journalists were allowed.

Once inside, mense were forced to remove their shoes and the exit gate blocked with chairs.

Bakka was busted during a takedown operation at his larney house in Durbanville last month.

At the time, sources revealed that he is believed to be behind a slew of hostile takeovers in various communities, including Lentegeur, Heideveld, Manenberg and various others.

For several years now, rumours have swirled that the gang wanted to take control of the Cape Flats and allegedly started drug turf wars with various rival gangs including the Americans, Hard Livings and Dixie Boys gangs.

Bakka appeared alongside Clinton Manuel, Denovan Bendall, Bradwin Ruiters, Clinton Mathee and Keano Thuys. The men face various charges ranging from murder to firearm related charges dating back to 2013. The five co-accused abandoned their bail applications and were sent down from the dock.

Addressing the court, the State prosecutor told the Magistrate that while the murder charge he faces dates back to 2013, the State had also charged Bakka with charges under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act saying he is the leader of the gang who gives instructions.

Bakka was represented by Advocates Reuben Liddell and Bruce Hendricks who read a lengthy application into the record.

In his court papers, Bakka describes himself as an entrepreneur and business man and says while he was convicted of POCA charges in 2007 he has changed his life.

He denied being a gang boss saying his wife and children would suffer if he remained in the mang.

The State wss dealt a lelike blow when the slim lawyers highlighted that the charge sheet was flawed.

Liddell told the court that when his client was arrested he was informed he had been charged with the murder of Shabier Simons, but the charge sheet claims he killed Ebrahiem Hartnick.

Even more confusing it was found that the State alleges that Bakka killed Hartnick in Tafelsig in April 2013 yet on the same charge sheet the State alleges that the same victim was killed again in March 2019 in Eastridge by other accused.

‘He couldn’t have been killed twice,’ Liddell quipped.

The State prosecutor told the court it was an ‘honest mistake’ and asked for a postponement in order to reply to Bakka’s affidavit.

The case was postponed to 5 May as local crime fighters have also written letters to the court opposing Bakka’s release.