Meet The 1st African To Fly Around The World, & Guess What? He’s A Nigerian

Ademilola “Lola” Odujinrin has become the first African pilot in history to fly around the world. He started his journey since September, 2016 and accomplish his mission in March 2017.

Odujirin who works for Air Djibouti completed the final leg of his historic journey on Wednesday afternoon, landing safely at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The pilot has completed the entire circumnavigation in a Cirrus SR22, stopping in more than 15 countries on five continents and returning to Washington DC, where his journey began back in September 2016.