Sierra Leone Court of Appeal overturns Bo land ruling
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierra Loaded
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision in Bo and recognised the Kaimapo family as owners of a plot in Bayama village, Bo District. The decision, handed down on Monday in Kenema, was unanimous, according to the Sierra Leonean judiciary's communications unit.
Sierra Leone's Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court judgment in Bo, which had recognised the Kobba family as owners of a disputed plot in Bayama village, Bo District. According to the judiciary's communications unit, the unanimous decision reinstated earlier rulings of the local court and the district Court of Appeal, which had found in favour of the Kaimapo family.
The decision was delivered on Monday in Kenema by a panel of three judges presided over by Fatmatta Bintu Alhadi, alongside Michael P. Mami and Aiah Simeon Allieu. The same hearing upheld the High Court's conviction in a murder case between Abdul Rahman Jalloh and the State. The hearing is part of Chief Justice Komba Kamanda's initiative to take appeal proceedings outside Freetown.
