UDUS Law Graduates Shine at Nigerian Law School, Bag First-Class Honor

Following the release of the recent Bar Final results, Raji Raji Babatunde, a law graduate and former Chief Justice of the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) Judiciary of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) chapter, bagged First-Class Honors from the Nigerian Law School.

As a bright student hailing from Kwara State, with strong determination to achieve success at all costs, First-Class Honors has been a long-held dream for Raji right from his undergraduate level. But it was quite unfortunate when this dream could not be realized. 

Raji was one of the Bar II 2023/2024 backlog set—the set refers to a special group or batch of law graduates admitted to the Law School outside the regular intake, and this set is approved by the Council of Legal Education.

Speaking with the News Digest Press, Raji glorified Allah for making it possible for him. “I'm truly grateful this long journey has come to an end, and I give my thanks to Almighty Allah for achieving this milestone. I give more glory to Him for giving me the strength and ability to cross through this road despite the challenges encountered from the start to the finish. It's now official that I made it to the largest bar in Africa.”

Like Raji, Aisha Umar, a UDUS law graduate, also bagged first class at the Nigerian law school.

Raji Raji Babatunde shared that his academic journey was not without its hurdles. He said that studying law is a very demanding task that comes with its challenges and frustrations.

According to him, the heavy workload in law was particularly daunting, and balancing time was a constant battle he cannot do away with.

He further stressed that with deadlines to meet and high expectations to fulfill, he often found himself studying intensively, sacrificing his sleep and relying on fervent prayers to push through.

Raji said, “The entire academic journey generally has its overbearing challenges, but law school has more special challenges. Knowing how demanding it is to achieve First Class in law school, I was well prepared to succeed after going through sleepless nights and fervent prayers.”

“Also, I reckon with the fact that it is difficult to achieve that feat in my former school, and I am hopeful that someday someone will do it. It is possible.”

He therefore encouraged students from his former institution and all intending law students to keep striving for success, adding that nothing is impossible as long as determination is still there. He said, “If I can do it, I believe anyone can also do it.”