Hafsoh Babatunde: Meet Female Nigerian Biker who toured 19 states

Hafsoh Babatunde: Meet Female Nigerian Biker who toured 19 states

Hassan Abdulsalam 17:08 - 12.08.2023

Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi is a biker who recently completed a tour that covered more than 5,000 kilometres in all 19 of Nigeria's northern states.

A female biker shared her experience on how she toured about 19 states in the country - majorly Northern Nigeria.

The biker identified as Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi revealed that during her tour she covered more than 5,000 kilometres in all 19 of Nigeria's northern states.

According to her, the journey started back in June and it took about two weeks to complete. She began her tour from Abeokuta and ended in far away Jalingo, Taraba state.   

"I started the journey on 4th of June and I ended it two weeks later. I started from Abeokuta; I headed to Akure from Akure to Kaba, from Kaba to Lokoja, from Lokoja to Abuja, from Abuja to Nasarawa and then to Benue State. I headed to Jos, Plateau, to Bauchi from Bauchi to Gombe, to Adamawa, and to Jalingo in Taraba State."

Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi toured 19 states in the North
Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi toured 19 states in the North Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi toured 19 states in the North

Hafsoh and her love for adventures

The 29-year-old works with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command and holds a First Degree in Islamic Education from the prestigious University of Ibadan. Hafsoh also earned a Master's Degree in Educational Administrative and Planning from the National Open University.

Hafsoh confirmed that she had toured the country with her bike, adding that she trained during weekends due to her work.

"I went to training school in Lagos and I also have some friends who were able to educate me on biking from when I started. I trained for four weeks. I trained on weekends because of the nature of my job.

"Recently, I did a tour round the northern part of Nigeria. I have been able to travel the whole Nigeria, even outside Nigeria. I have been to Togo, Cotonou and Cameroon in less than a year."

Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi toured 19 states in the North
Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi toured 19 states in the North

On touring the north, she said, "I love to explore; I love to see things my own way. The reason why I travelled to the northern parts of the country was because I have friends who live there and they come here and people say the North is not safe and you can’t go there, but that propelled me more to want to go and see things for myself.

"I went as far as Sokoto, Maiduguri and the people there were not as bad as I was told, they were really accommodating," she told daily trust.

Babatunde Hafsoh Olayemi toured 19 states in the North

Hafsoh confirmed that her next tour will be to Senegal.

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