Esther Chukwuemeka, the woman dubbed the youngest Nigerian lawyer after rumors that she was admitted to the bar at the age of 20, has responded to clear the air.

Esther refuted reports that she completed secondary education at the age of 13 and was admitted to the bar at the age of 20.

She claimed the article was a mistake made by someone who sent out a congratulatory message in her honor.

She went on to say that she finished high school at the age of 15 and traveled to India to study law at the age of 17 because ABSU gave her Political Science instead of the Law she desired.

She said that she studied law for 5 years in India before coming to Nigeria to attend law school, thus she couldn’t have been called to the bar at the age of 20.


See reactions from Nigerians;

missjayu

Thank you for this correction Esther. People are already condemning ABSU and even 9ja as a whole for denying you admission because you were 13. This is a proof that one shouldn’t believe everything they see on social media.

zizikwuluje

She embrace her age with her full chest unlike some of us wey de like reduce age🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️congratulations my dear

officialprincesilva

She’s clever…the first story might be true but revealing that she was called to bar at age “20” might also put her career at risk

traeyzwhyte

Called to bar at 24 !!! That’s normal . Got two of my friends called to bar at Age 24 and 25 years respectively this year as well !!! .. congratulations to all of them