Meet the African-born Genius and Lead, 21, behind 'Weird-Looking' Electric Car in Turkey
- Social media users have remembered a young man owing to his automobile ingenuity some years ago
- The African-born genius was said to have led a team of engineers that designed and manufactured an electric car in Turkey
- Abbas Jibrin led the team at the young age of 21
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Abbas Jibrin was recently celebrated on social media over his automobile ingenuity when he was 21 years of age.
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In a Twitter post by @OvieAli, Abbas had led a team of brainy engineers who designed and manufactured a weird-looking electric car in Turkey.
The tweep shared an image of the Nigerian engineering genius along with some pictures of the car.
Some Nigerians bemoaned the level of brain-drain that is prevalent in the country, others wondered the idea behind the car's shape and style.
@_Captain_X_ wondered:
"What's the idea behind the funny shape all the time. As per cartoon."
@3rd_i_ remarked:
"Nice one, but why do electric cars always look this funny tho?"
@almunawwara64 said:
"Nigerian Engineering genius..." and not Muslim, Christian, Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba.... as par 'new world sentimentality reportage syndrome'.
"Another good one by a Nigerian as usual."
@omoba007 stated:
''Tag Jelani.. He must see this. An employment opportunity should be offered to him at kona electric cars by Hyundai."
@AlaniOduntan commented:
"Don't mind them sir. They thought they have monopoly of invention and creativity in Nigeria."
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Meanwhile, Briefly News a social media user, Proph Ngobeni, shared with Facebook users why he decided to stay in Mzansi. Ngobeni revealed the level of creativity in the country is something that inspires him.
He posted photos and footage on the #ImStaying and captioned it:
"I'm staying because there is so much creativity in this country."
The images show a man with his home-made vehicle, a bakkie made from scrap materials, second-hand tyres and other spare parts he got his hands on.
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