Murtala: The story of a young aspiring aviation engineer

Murtala AbdurRahman is a young man with an exceptional talent, intelligence and character who dreams of becoming an aviation engineer. Our shared interest in building Bespoke Drones resulted to our meeting early this year in Zaria, Kaduna State. I have seen several of his creations which include an electric vehicle, electric bicycle, collection drones, a […]

Murtala AbdurRahman is a young man with an exceptional talent, intelligence and character who dreams of becoming an aviation engineer. Our shared interest in building Bespoke Drones resulted to our meeting early this year in Zaria, Kaduna State.

I have seen several of his creations which include an electric vehicle, electric bicycle, collection drones, a remote-controlled vehicle, a power bank for charging the mobile phone that he made from a recycled-laptop battery and other variety of interesting gadgets. It also clears from the different versions of drones that he continually strives for improvement in every aspect of his creations. 

Murtala acquired his skills and abilities through self-taught and more interestingly he recycle most of the materials and tools he finds around him. Keep in mind that this young lad has only recently completed his secondary school. 

There are many more stories of young persons like Murtala who are exceptionally talented and skilled yet they never realised their fullest potential. With the right mentoring, support and funding such dreams can become a reality. There are numerous kids such as Murtala that need to be mentored and encouraged to take the right course at university where their talents and skills could nurture complemented with the necessary knowledge and tools to excel. I strongly believe Murtala and like-minded would undoubtedly add immense value to themselves as well as have a positive impact towards the development of their immediate communities. 

Sent in by a Daily Trust reader, Sadiq Nasir ([email protected])