A Nigerian lady has shared the video of her brother, who is very good with electrical devices. The sister said he could fix things.
She revealed that despite his low academic performance in school, the boy is very good with wires.
The eight-year-old was filmed as he tried to connect two batteries to generate electricity.
The sister (@helendemzy) narrated how the boy dismantled their daddy’s radio and coupled it back.
She said he also once upgraded a toy car he was given and made it move.
According to her, all efforts to make the boy a performing student in his class have been abortive.
She asked people for advice.
TikTokers in the video’s comment section told her to take the boy to a technical school.
Watch his video below:
Here are compiled reactions below:
@Micoolj said: “He’s a good engineer.. he just needs more encouragement.”
@Digo B said: “Private tutor will help.”
@Babynbaby said: “Please take him to technic school please.”
@not2but1alicia said: “My brother was like this but we never gave up on his education with time he will learn in class.”
@Solar_System said: “He’s a genius in the wrong school environment.”
@Jay Jay said: “I did more when I was small sef.”
@daniel said: “Take him to technical school. if u r in Lagos take him to yaba technical college they have primary and secondary school for kids like this.”
@Darc said: “I believe you know something for class but u no fit still fix light everybody get where dem take good.”
Meanwhile, In a related story, A Nigerian man identified as Raheem Taiwo Ariwoola has graduated from the Department of Electricag at the University of North Carolina with the Summa C.um Laude, which is the highes honour in the US varsity grading system.
The 34-year-old scholar who had the best-graduating result when he took the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) exam in 2005 at the School of Science, Okeho, took pride in his academic feat, describing it as his greatest achievement.
In an exclusive interview with LEGIT.ng, the young man said the honour is a culmination of all the efforts he put into his academic work.
In his words:
”This is a doctoral graduation in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I finished with a Summa C.um Laude grade which has the highest honor ranking in the United States university grading system.
This graduation is a special event for me because it culminates all the stressful time, energy, and challenging work that I have put into gaining such an amazing qualification. And being here and supported by friends and family makes this wonderful achievement even more special and memorable.”
He added that Nigeria’s epileptic power problem inspired him to ta ke the course.