September 2025 edition of Nigerian law students call-to-bar at Abuja couldn’t have come and gone without the emotional exhibition of young legal and newly call-up like C.C Njoku Esq. At the convergence of law students, our team caught up with him while holding an after event reception with friends and family having successfully completed his one year compulsory law school at the Bwari campus of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja. Njoku’s joy knew no bounds as he exchanged pleasantries with all that were close and available at his reception venue.
In this brief interview with Eze Sampson of Edda Magazine, he expressed appreciation to family members and friends, mentioned as well as his role model in this highly respected legal profession.
How are you doing?
I am very well.
Can we know you?
Oh! my name is C.C Njoku Esq.
Congratulations to C.C Njoku on you graduation from the Nigerian Law School.
Oh! Thank you very much.
Will I be correct to say that today is the happiest day of your life or is there a different mood you want people to see regarding the fact that you just graduated from the Nigerian Law School as a full-fledged lawyer?
Okay, it’s actually a very happy day for me, do you know why? Yesterday I slept as a lay man and few hours later I am now a learned gentle man. While we were being called, when the benchers said you can now put on your wig, everybody was so happy and excited but for me I had mixed feelings.
I didn’t know if I should be happy or sad, I just didn’t know what to feel because it doesn’t feel like it’s happening until the chairman of body of benchers called us “my learned colleagues” now, we now knew that the demarcation and barrier has been lifted and I am now a learned gentle man. Do you know what it feels like?
A dream that I started in 2018, just like I said I am a testament that God is good because aaahh! If you look at my story, I am not like someone who would get there but I got there excellently and all glory to God. Thank you very much!
You’re like someone who has gone to the battle field, now the battle is over and you’re back victoriously, can you tell us how was the process for you?
You know, when I had every reason to quit and I didn’t quit, I kept fighting. Looking around, I had few persons standing by me and I kept fighting. Then I went through all manners of challenges to get here and I am here today. So, I am a testament that God is good. Together with my friends we are confirming that determination can help you achieve anything in life, as long as you’re not ready to give up you can achieve your aims and goals. I am so happy by tomorrow I am already qualified to stand on behalf of the Inspector General of police where I work at the Force headquarters in the directorate of legal services.
So, by tomorrow I will no longer be writing as a mere cover or a mere graduate for the organisation, I will now be a lawyer qualified to file documents as I have completed my enrolment with the Supreme Court of the Federation, so that is how it is.
Wow! As a full-fledged lawyer today, you had dreams and the first stage has come and gone, right now what’s your next step?
For now I am undergoing the compulsory national assignment for every graduate in Nigeria as a Youth Corps menber, and I am attached to the directorate of legal services at the force headquarters, I have never envisaged myself prosecuting for the state, but as from tomorrow I will be prosecuting on behalf of the Inspector General of Police and this is a dream come through for me. Something I have never envisaged, so I believe that everything will keep unfolding as time goes on.
Good one and it means you started from a very lofty angle in your noble career as a lawyer, so in the profession presently who is your role model?
It depends on what aspect of law we are talking about, we have role models in activism, you can talk of Femi Falana as our role model, we can talk of Gani Fahwenmi as our role model, so it depends on what angle of law you’re coming from.
In today’s Nigeria, be it activism or criminology who do you see as your role model?
In today, the living legend I acknowledge personally is Femi Falana as my role model.
Now, in which aspect of law do you intend to specialize in?
Ok, I have started on the part of criminal prosecution, I will also like to specialize in corporate law too but for now majorly on criminal prosecution.
Among your family and friends who would you like to leave a word of appreciation to for their contribution to this new height you have attended?
I will say a very big thank you to every member of my family that contributed in one way or the other, but I would be thanking my uncle Dr. Nnagozie Nwiteze especially because he took the sole responsibility of sponsoring me, I thank him so much for everything he has done. I will also thank my friends throughout the university and the Law school. I will mention the likes of Udogu Emmanuella, Eedris Mohammed Habiba and the likes of Sadiki Kamal they were my friends and stood by me and Kalu…laughs… Kalu is someone …continues laughing… he made the journey seamless for me too and I am happy he was also called up yesterday so we are altogether in this.
In all we say congratulations once more Njoku.
Thank you very much!
