Chief Justice’s Chambers in Freetown, 7th April, 2026: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, has through the Chinese Embassy in Freetown facilitated the training of senior staff members of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone on Legal Education and Policy Analysis at the Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO), under the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).
The Legal Elites Training Program, organized by AIBO, is designed to train high-level professionals with a strong understanding of both Chinese and global legal systems with keen focus on developing expertise in international business law, economic regulation, and dispute resolution, while strengthening participants’ capacities in legal analysis, negotiation, and cross-border commercial practice.
Additionally, the program is expected to empower participants with knowledge in corporate governance and leadership, enhancing their ability to support effective judicial administration, operations, and management.
After successfully completing the one month training, the Judiciary staff have returned home with glorifying certificates.
Welcoming the staff, Honourable Chief Justice Komba Kamanda praised them for their excellent participation, reiterating that professional training of staff is part of his agenda.
He said the Legal Elites Training Program seeks to produce professionals who combine legal expertise, international business acumen, and a strong understanding of global governance, enabling them to operate effectively in today’s rapidly evolving global legal and economic landscape.
As part of his commitment to capacity building and improving staff morale, the Honourable Chief Justice, Komba Kamanda, nominated those three senior staff members of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone to participate in this high-level training seminar; Mabel Sesay- Deputy Assistant Registrar (DAR) Pademba Road Magistrates’ Courts, Mohamed Lamin Kamara – Head of the Fast Track Commercial Court and James Sesay –Head of Facilities and Assets Management.
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“I Smoked Kush Due to Frustration After Being Deported from Spain,” Convicted Mohamed Kabba Tells The Court
Main Law Courts Building, Freetown, 8th April 2026: Mohamed Kabba, a driver by profession, has told the Court that he resorted to smoking kush out of frustration after being deported from Spain to Sierra Leone.
Kabba was arraigned on a two-count indictment of Unlawful Possession of kush and Dealing in Prohibited Drugs, contrary to Sections 8 and 7(c) of the National Drugs Control Act, 2008 (Act No. 10 of 2008).
According to the particulars of offence, on 14th November 2025, at Mandiama PWD, Kissy Brook in Freetown, Western Area, Republic of Sierra Leone, Kabba was found in possession of eighty-seven (87) wraps of kush, weighing 60.9 grams, without lawful authority.
Forensic Toxicologist, Joseph Lahai, testified that independent physical examinations were conducted on all samples to determine their physical morphology.
“Seven wraps were taken from the exhibits as samples, amounting to 10.0 grams, for laboratory examination and analysis,” he told the Court.
In his confessional statement, the Defendant, now a Convict, admitted that he had been engaged in both the sale and use of kush.
He pleaded for mercy, stating that he used the substance to cope with stress.
In her sentencing remarks, High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Isata Susan Sellu Tucker, noted that although the accused pleaded guilty and did not waste the Court’s time, the seriousness of the offence and its harmful impact on society could not go unpunished.
She sentenced Mohamed Kabba to thirty (30) years’ imprisonment on both counts, with the sentences to run concurrently.
Justice Sellu Tucker also ordered that the exhibits be destroyed by the appropriate authorities in the presence of court officials.
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