NEWTON  JIBUNOH  :   the man that crossed the Sahara desert  thrice

Newton  Jibunoh  is  a soil  engineer  by profession,  This  Nigerian   has driven  across  the SAHARA DESERT thrice.  Sahara  Desert is the world  largest  desert.

He made his first trip across  the Sahara in 1966. He drove from  LONDON  to Nigeria  and  he was alone on that journey. Thirty three years  later he made the second journey alone . It was  in those trips across the sahara  that  he witnessed first hand, the  extreme drought and  the suffering of the people around the Sahara.  

Because of  what  he saw  he founded  an  international non-governmental organisation called FADE ( Fight Against  Desert  Encroachment)

Newton  Jibunoh  is  now  in  his 70s and has retired.