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Meet The Nigerian Man Who Drove A Peugeot 504 From London To Kano In 24 Days (9906 Views)

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vincentjk(m): 1:23pm On Jan 24, 2020
Prof. Aminu Mohammed Dorayi: Abusite Who Drove a Car from London to Kano in 24 days.
Professor Aminu Mohammed Dorayi is a renowned educationist, an elder statesman, distinguished Abusite and respected professor of Chemistry. He is a former president of the ABU Students Union Government (SUG) for 1966/1967 and the man who set up the Sharada Industrial Estate in Kano and organize the first trade fair in Nigeria.
He is also a Record-breaker who broke a world record by driving his Peugeot 504 from London to Kano, a distance of about 4,000miles, in 24 days.
Source: https://www.becksblog.com.ng/2020/01/meet-nigerian-professor-who-drove-car.html?m=1

what's your take on this?

Lalasticlala

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shortgun(m): 1:25pm On Jan 24, 2020
Modified: it's possible oo
The man was slow sha

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bigass123(m): 1:27pm On Jan 24, 2020
Please we need to invite this old man for questioning.
What is the name of the juju he used?
Which road did he travel through from London to kano..?
Does his own Peugeot have wings?

Local man is not understanding

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Citytrend: 1:28pm On Jan 24, 2020
Maybe there was no road

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ogorchimeizie(m): 1:30pm On Jan 24, 2020
There is no excuse on why he did not buy bread on the road for people at home

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Mashallah: 1:31pm On Jan 24, 2020
No evidence

Stop creating fake news with your blog

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budaatum: 1:41pm On Jan 24, 2020
Mashallah:
No evidence

Stop creating fake news with your blog
Research now, angry

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/reminiscences-with-professor-aminu-mohammed-dorayi.html

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Mashallah: 1:49pm On Jan 24, 2020
shortgun(m): 1:50pm On Jan 24, 2020

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budaatum: 1:57pm On Jan 24, 2020
shortgun:
So how was he able to accomplish more than 260,000km in 1 day.
Where did you get "260,000km in 1 day" from?
London to Kano is less than 4000mi!

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shortgun(m): 2:02pm On Jan 24, 2020
budaatum:

Where did you get "260,000km in 1 day" from?
London to Kano is less than 4000km!
Miles is different from km
Look well again

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Flexherbal(m): 2:04pm On Jan 24, 2020
Which London?
budaatum: 2:04pm On Jan 24, 2020
See indomie talking about Peugeot that if im grandpapa buy, im papa go inherit and only shame go make am buy those new inferior cars im neighbours drive instead of to am down to indomie's pikin!

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budaatum: 2:07pm On Jan 24, 2020
shortgun:
Miles is different from km
Look well again
Its still not "260,000km in 1 day"!

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shortgun(m): 2:10pm On Jan 24, 2020
budaatum:

Its still not "260,000km in 1 day"!
Yea you are right when I did the conversation I thought it came to 6million + km.
Maybe am so used to millions cheesy

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budaatum: 2:17pm On Jan 24, 2020
shortgun:

Yea you are right when I did the conversation I thought it came to 6million + km.
Maybe am so used to millions cheesy
Easy to mix miles with km. The 260,000 though is like the distance to the moon in miles!
Day169: 2:21pm On Jan 24, 2020
A picture of the car in question would've been more befitting.
It would also give the younger generation a good sense of history!
osaggy(m): 2:25pm On Jan 24, 2020
How did he drive past the sea...is his middle name moses

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IntellectOzone(m): 2:29pm On Jan 24, 2020
He as made History for life

So who is the 2nd person cool

vincentjk(m): 2:40pm On Jan 24, 2020
Mashallah:
No evidence

Stop creating fake news with your blog

Oga it's not my blog, just posted what I saw on Facebook hours ago
Re: Meet The Nigerian Man Who Drove A Peugeot 504 From London To Kano In 24 Days by Nobody: 3:01pm On Jan 24, 2020
He probably ferried his car to Spain cos I'm sure there's nowhere the African landmass s that of Europe. I stand to be corrected.

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abumeinben(m): 3:04pm On Jan 24, 2020
Local man is impressed. Sadly, he cannot express his impression pictorially.

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fatymore(f): 3:13pm On Jan 24, 2020
How?
osaggy(m): 3:26pm On Jan 24, 2020
FrLukas:
He probably ferried his car to Spain cos I'm sure there's nowhere the African landmass s that of Europe. I stand to be corrected.


You are correct sir. The closest point between africa and europe is separated by the strait of gilbratar.... so really except he ferrried his car..there is no way

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mytime24(f): 3:37pm On Jan 24, 2020
And him namr no dey for Guinness World Records embarassed

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Goodluck200: 3:45pm On Jan 24, 2020
Where the motor
aimuan(m): 4:41pm On Jan 24, 2020
budaatum:

Research now, angry

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/reminiscences-with-professor-aminu-mohammed-dorayi.html
And the was no sea to cross?which road did he ?stop this already.

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seunlayi(m): 4:45pm On Jan 24, 2020
osaggy:
How did he drive past the sea...is his middle name moses

Guy, try to reason with the above map, he only need a ferry at some point to carry the car across the sea while entering Spain.

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budaatum: 4:56pm On Jan 24, 2020
aimuan:
And the was no sea to cross?which road did he ?stop this already.
So, if he ferried his 504 across any seas, he did not drive from London to Nigeria? I smh@u!

seunlayi:


Guy, try to reason with the above map, he only need a ferry at some point to carry the car across the sea while entering Spain.
Thank you for educating them.

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Mastakija(m): 5:02pm On Jan 24, 2020
Wait wharr....



One dude told me his grandfather once trekked from Nigeria to Ghana bear footed. And I was lyk is dat really true.

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