Meet Nigerian Professor Who Drove Peugeot 504 From London To Kano In 24 days.

The elder statesman is a Record-breaker, who broke
a world record by driving his Peugeot 504 over a distance of about 4,000miles, in 24 days.
Prof Dorayi is a distinguished Abusite (Ahmadu Bello University) and respected professor of
Chemistry.

He doubled as a former president of the ABU Student Union Government (SUG) for 1966/1967. Dorayi set up the Sharada Industrial Estate in Kano.

He is also the first to organize trade fair in Nigeria.
He is called The Adventurous Chemist because of his passion for adventure. While in the UK, his journey was Inspired by several adventure books he had read. For instance, he read about the Marcopolos, the Mungo Parks, these adventurous
stories fascinated him.

Dorayi, therefore proceded to make a record-breaking trip by driving his Peugeot 504 over a distance of about 4,000miles in 24 days.

According to the elder statesman, “England is an
Island. So when you reach Southampton you have to
take a boat, you and your car, to Calais, France. I drove through Paris and so on through Madrid, Gibraltar. So when you reach Gibraltar, you reach the Mediterranean Sea, where you also take a ferry to Algeria.
From there you enter the road all through, though there is no road, in the desert, you’re guided by
your compass, your map.”

Dorayi disclosed that as he bought the Peugeot 504
for 1000 pounds and hit the road immediately.

He said, ”I was assisted by the British Automobile Association (AA). They gave me the guidelines, the map, the route. They told me what to do in crossing the desert, and what not to do. So, I was quite prepared.

Speaking of his preparedness, Doriya said, ”Since I went to secondary technical school, I was technically inclined and I could service my car. I came from a technical background. Going back to

Zango in Kano and hanging out with friends, they taught me confidence. So this thing has been in me
for years.

Source: ObserversTime

Karlovych:
This clown expects people to believe he drove a Peugeot 504 through the heap of sand dunes in the Sahara desert