Supreme Court Orders Fast Tracked Hearing in Decade Long Bo Property Dispute

A potentially precedent-setting decision is expected from the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone as it begins a fast-tracked review of a long-standing land ownership dispute involving property at 20 Bojon Street in Bo City.
Legal analysts say the ruling could significantly influence the country’s jurisprudence on land tenure, leasehold arrangements, and title determination areas that have remained heavily contested for decades.
Presided over by the Honourable Chief Justice Komba Kamanda, the Supreme Court has directed that the appeal filed by Edward Garnem through his Solicitor, M.P. Fofanah Esq., against Fannah Jawara and the Jawara Family, represented by Tuma Jabbie & Co., be heard and concluded without further delay. The empanelled Justices, Chief Justice Kamanda, Justice Alusine Sesay (JSC), and Justice Tonia Barnett (JA) have further ordered that the settlement of the Records of Appeal be completed within 14 days.