Deceased Appeal Court Judge, Hon Justice Abu Bakarr Muhamed Binneh Kamara will be laid to rest on Sunday 20th July 2025 after Islamic prayers in Freetown.
The late Appeal Court Judge died on Tuesday 15th July 2025 following a long illness.
Justice Abu Bakarr Binneh Kamara was a prominent figure in the country legal system, serving as a justice of the Appeal Court.
Earlier in May 2025, the legislative parliament approves his elevation to the Court of Appeal praising him for his unblemished records.
His judicial career began in 2017, when he was nominated by then President Ernest Bai Koroma and confirmed as a High Court Judge by parliament.
Over the years he adjudicated numerous high profile cases notably in Land, Property and environmental laws.
Beyond the court room, Justice Binneh Kamara made significant contributions to the legal education. In November 2023 he was appointed the first Dean of Faculty of Law at FBC, after serving as head of department.
Academic Qualifications
- LL.B (Hons) – University of Sierra Leone (Fourah Bay College & Institute of Public Administration & Management)
- Barrister-at-Law (BL) – Sierra Leone Law School ()
- MPA in Public Administration &Management – Njala University
- M.Phil in Communications Law & Policy – Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
- Ph.D. in Media & War Crimes Jurisprudence – University of Bedfordshire, UK
- Additionally, he was a Ph.D. candidate in Law Studies at University of Sussex, UK
Professional & Judicial Career - Magistrate before elevation to the High Court bench
- Appointed High Court Judge in November 2023
- Promoted to Judge of the Court of Appeal in April–May 2025
- Served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone — inaugural Dean under the 2021 Universities Act
Academic Leadership & Thought Contributions - Designed & launched LL.M. program in Human Rights, Constitutional & Criminal Justice at FBC (July 2024)
- Instrumental in developing Njala University’s law curriculum, integrating international standards
- Frequent speaker at ECOWAS Court conferences — topics include media, CSOs, rule of law, and governance (2023–2024)
- Presented on legal education policy, ethics, and management across Africa.
Further Notable Roles - Deputy Prosecutor and later Head of the Prosecutor’s Office at the Special Court for Sierra Leone — led prosecutions against RUF rebel leaders for war crimes
- Advocated for strengthening ties between national judiciary, media, and civil society in West Africa
Recognition & Reputation - Celebrated broadly as a “paragon of academic excellence, wisdom, distinction & integrity”
- Known for scholarly excellence, “lion’s thunderous voice” on the bench, and shaping legal education reforms
Summary
Dr. Justice Binneh Kamara is among Sierra Leone’s foremost legal minds, combining: - Advanced academic credentials (LL.B, BL, MPA, M.Phil, Ph.D.),
- High judicial office (Appeal Court Judge),
- Academic leadership (Dean at FBC, law curriculum development),
- International prosecution experience (Special Court for Sierra Leone),
- And regional thought leadership (conference contributions across ECOWAS and Africa).
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
The JANAZAH prayers and burial of the late Honourable Justice Dr. AbouBhakarrMuhammad Binneh-Khamara J.A. will take place at 2PM on Sunday, 20th of July, 2025 at 2PM.
Insha Allah the prayers will happen at the Hezbullah Mosque at Water Street, Congo Town, and the burial is immediately thereafter, at the Congo Town Cemetery.
Sympathizers may visit the Family House at Water Street, Congo Town, Freetown.
