by Isi Esene

Favour Odozor, 20, has qualified person with Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) both in Nigeria and in South Africa.

He graduated with fifteen other trained pilots at the Afrika Union Aviation Academy (AUAA), Mafikeng, South Africa.

According to Captain Allam Roebuck, the Director of AUAA, Odozor completed all 37 flying procedures in record time.

“The academy is proud of this young Nigerian, with the award of licence and certificate to him. Today, I can say he is the youngest commercial licence pilot in both Nigeria and South Africa.

“I cannot say now if he is the youngest African to attain that record, but I’m sure he is the youngest in South Africa and Nigeria,’’ he said.