 He returned to Nigeria and enrolled as a barrister and solicitor with the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1958.In 1962, Michael Agbamuche was appointed coroner for Kano and Katsina provinces by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of England on the recommendation of the Premier of the Northern region & Sardauna of Sokoto Sir Ahmadu Bello.He remained in private legal practice in the northern city of Kano until 1966.