• FAMILY BARS MOURNERS TODAY, TO RECEIVE VISITORS 15TH, 16TH AUG

Legal scholar, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu SAN is dead. CITY LAWYER gathered that Kasunmu “departed peacefully” in the early hours of today.

A trending post by “The Kasunmu Family” stated that “Professor Kasunmu was not only a cherished patriarch of our family but also a distinguished scholar, mentor, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria whose legacy of wisdom, integrity, and service will continue to inspire generations.”

The notice warned that the family would not receive visitors today, adding that “The family will receive visitors from Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2026, between 1pm – 7pm. Weekends only.”

The full text of the post reads:

With gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu SAN, who departed peacefully in the early hours of Sunday 9th August 2026.

Professor Kasunmu was not only a cherished patriarch of our family but also a distinguished scholar, mentor, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria whose legacy of wisdom, integrity, and service will continue to inspire generations.

We take solace in the remarkable life he lived and the countless lives he touched through his dedication to the law, education, and humanity. We kindly ask for your prayers during this period of mourning.
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The family will receive visitors from Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2026, between 1pm – 7pm. Weekends only.

Please note, visitors will not be received TODAY 9th August 2026.

Signed,
The Kasunmu Family

His official biography reads:

‘Prof’ as he is fondly called is the Founder and Principal Partner of the firm. He is one of the foremost Senior Lawyers in Nigeria with over 50 years’ experience of legal practice in Nigeria. He was appointed Senior Advocate of Nigeria on the 25th of January 1978 and is currently the oldest surviving Senior Advocate of Nigeria in active legal practice. He was admitted to the Nigerian bar in 1964 and in the same year joined the Faculty of Law, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) as one of its pioneer law lecturers. In 1971, he joined the University of Lagos as a Senior Lecturer and was later given his chair as a Professor of Law. He served as Dean of the faculty from 1973 – 1975. In 1975 he was appointed as the Attorney-General of Lagos State, a position he held for three years.

Prof has appeared as lead advocate in a plethora of landmark cases which have shaped the course of the legal landscape in Nigeria. He has also appeared as advocate before arbitration panels both domestically and internationally and is himself an arbitrator. Among his experiences in arbitral practice, Professor Kasunmu was the Arbitrator in the arbitration that culminated in the leading case law on misconduct of arbitrators in Nigeria – Taylor Woodrow (Nig.) Ltd vs. S. E. GMBH. Till date, he continues to give expert opinions on Nigerian Law before foreign courts and arbitral panels. He is also a Notary Public of Nigeria.

Education
Nigerian Bar, 1964
University College London, LL.B
University College London, LL.M

Publications
Nigerian Family Law, Alfred B. Kasunmu, Jeswald W. Salacuse, London: Butterworths, 1966

Professional Associations & Memberships
Nigerian Bar Association

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