Revealed: Kunle Adeyanju, London to Lagos Biker Has Also Climbed Kilimanjaro Mountain Twice and Sky-dived

Revealed: Kunle Adeyanju, London to Lagos Biker Has Also Climbed Kilimanjaro Mountain Twice and Sky-dived

  • On the 19th of April, a Nigerian man named Kunle Adeyanju commenced a courageous journey riding on his motorcycle from London to Lagos
  • The adventurer who has arrived in Lome, Togo, is getting ready to enter Nigeria in the final lap of his ambitious ride which has become popular
  • Legit.ng has got hold of Kunle's personal profile which indicates that he has also climbed the Kilimanjaro Mountain on two different occasions

Riding a motorcycle from London to Lagos is not all that there is about Kunle Adeyanju as he has also climbed Kilimanjaro in 2008 and 2009.

According to a document sighted by Legit.ng, Kunle who is also called Lion Heart climbed the Kilimanjaro Mountain and made it to the Uhuru Peak, at 5,895 meters above sea level, which is the highest free-standing peak in the African continent.

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Kunle Adeyanju's profile shows he has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice.
London to Lagos biker is the first Nigerian to hoist flag on Mount Kilimanjaro. Photo credit: @lionheart1759.
Source: Twitter

He hoisted the Nigerian flag at the top of Kilimanjaro

Once atop the firmed mountain, Kunle hoisted the Nigerian flag there to the admiration of many.

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He went back to the mountain in 2009 and attempted a second climb, but the mission was later abandoned "for the survival of the team", according to the document.

He has sky-dived

The document also reveals that Adeyanju has taken an interest in other adventures including sky-diving.

Although it was not revealed where and when, it just shows how much the man loves dare-devil adventures.

He rode a bike from Lagos to Ghana and back

Riding from London to Lagos is not the first time Kunle is doing a long journey on a bike. He has also ridden a bike from Lagos to Ghana and then back to Lagos.

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Kunle is now close to completing his biggest adventure so far which is riding a bike from London, UK to Lagos, Nigeria.

Police, customs, and touts, extort N124k from Kunle in Mauritania-Senegal border

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that Kunle Adeyanju said he paid the sum of N124k at the Mauritania-Senegal border.

The biker said the money he paid was for a boat ride to cross him into Senegal.

He lamented how he was treated in Mauritania, saying it was his worse experience so far.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.