Nigerian Bar Association Mourns Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN

Some careers touch the profession from every angle: the classroom, the courtroom, and the corridors of government. Professor Kasunmu's did all three.

The Announcement

The Nigerian Bar Association has announced the passing of Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, describing him as one of Nigeria's most distinguished legal scholars and elder statesmen.

A Career Across Three Fields

In a tribute signed by NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the association noted that Professor Kasunmu's career spanned academia, legal practice, public service, and mentorship. He served as a former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lagos and as a former Attorney-General of Lagos State, before founding his own chambers.

The Bar's Reaction

Osigwe described his passing as the end of an extraordinary era in the history of the Nigerian Bar, with tributes expected to continue from the wider legal community in the coming days.

Why It Matters

Figures like Professor Kasunmu shaped the institutions that today's lawyers and law students take for granted, from legal education at UNILAG to the office of Lagos State's chief law officer. His passing is a moment for the profession to reckon with what that generation built.