•Bayo Ojo, Ajogwu, Nwobike, Ajayi, others celebrate legal luminary’s enduring legacy
Wale Igbintade
The Nigerian legal profession has been thrown into mourning following the death of renowned legal scholar, advocate and former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, who died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026. He was 92.
Kasunmu, widely regarded as one of the most distinguished figures of Nigeria’s legal profession and a towering personality of the golden era of Nigerian advocacy, was remembered yesterday by leading members of the Bar as a remarkable scholar, gentleman, mentor and statesman whose contributions profoundly shaped legal education, jurisprudence and legal practice in Nigeria.
Among those who paid glowing tributes to the late legal luminary was former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo, SAN, who described Kasunmu as a remarkable scholar and gentleman whose influence extended far beyond the classroom and courtroom.
