This AI Platform Helps Nigerians Learn About The Law
Agbo Obinnaya and his co-founder, Ngwu Anthony Mark, are helping Nigerians learn about the law through their AI platform, Case Radar. Founded in September 2024, it’s helped 1,400 users receive legal advice and find lawyers for their cases.
While its platform is similar to that of ChatGPT, both founders believe its knowledge of legal advice is limited to what is widely available online. In contrast, Casa Radar operates on digitized Nigerian court documents that were previously unavailable on the internet, according to TechPoint.
Using AI to teach Nigerians about the law
What makes Case Radar stand out from large language models? It’s built specifically for Nigerian law, and if it doesn’t know an answer to something, it will tell you. “We’ve trained it to just say ‘I don’t know’ when it doesn’t know something,” Obinnaya said.
It has been trained on thousands of documents that have not been accessed. But, digesting those documents was the trickiest part of building the platform. “The data was so huge that Victory had to move from Enugu to Abuja because it was too difficult to send,” he added.
While Case Radar tries to educate people about the law, it also connects potential clients to lawyers. The chatbot has specific tools, such as a ‘find a lawyer’ option.
How does Case Radar fund its platform?
The platform currently has more than 1,400 users, generating a revenue of ₦500,000 (approximately $330) since its inception. Its primary business model is subscription-based, with users receiving three free trials. After the trial is over, they can pay ₦1,000 ($0.67) per hour, ₦3,000 ($2) per day, ₦25,000 ($17) monthly, or ₦180,000 ($120) per year.
The model differs slightly for lawyers. They must provide their credentials and pay a ₦30,000 ($20) annual fee, in addition to their subscriptions, to be listed.
Image: Case Radar
