“On the night I was leaving London, many friends gathered to say goodbye.”
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Fifty-eight years later, history repeats itself in the form of 28-year-old Pelumi Nubi, who concluded a 68-day solo drive from London through 16 other countries,Interestingly, Mr Jibunor and Ms Nubi have two things in common: solo driving with a car and traversing the Sahara Desert to reach Mauritania, a country in Northwest Africa.Ms Nubi the Lagos State Tourism Ambassador and presented her with a car, a house, and a customised number plate as a gesture of honour.
“So, many relatives in Nigeria did not even know I was in London, let alone I was trying to drive back from London. Everybody wanted to stop me; a lot of them concluded that I was just looking for a way to kill myself. Despite that, he set out in 1966 via a car beginning from the UK, the then fresh engineering graduate revealed, embarking on the journey fully prepared for whatever challenges lay ahead.It wasn’t an easy adventure, “You wake up in the morning at about 5 o’clock, and then you watch the sunrise and this extremely peaceful and serene atmosphere, and then you just look at the sun coming like a ball of fire, rising from the sand and then coming up,” recalled Jibunoh.
The third adventure in 2008 was to mark his 70th birthday. He embarked on the previous expedition across the Sahara with five scientists and environmentalists.
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