BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
A Nigerian youth, Mayowa Odetola, has said he is capable of making the Guinness World Record after tearing the husks of 50 thick coconuts with his bare teeth.
The video of Odetola shredding coconut husks with his teeth in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, had gone viral recently as the strange talent attracted a crowd who hailed his exploits.
After peeling out 50 coconut husks, Odetola, an electrician, said he carried out the task in a determined attempt to break a Guinness World Record.
He was drinking water at intervals to wash out the blood stains on his lips and also to gain more strength during the odd exercise.
In an interview after the act, Odetola, popularly known as ‘Mayor of Abk’, explained that he had started removing coconut husk with his bare teeth since age 10 and that he had grown with it such that it had now become an effortless hobby for him.
Odetola, who is also a skit maker, boasted that he could perform more exceptional talents with his teeth.
“I won’t relent in my efforts at using my strong teeth until I break Guinness World Record,” he stressed.
He said he was motivated to tear off 50 coconut husks after a Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, successfully broke world record of longest cooking hours.
“With my bare teeth, I can tear coconut husk within seconds and even do it faster than when a knife or cutlass is used. I discovered how strong my teeth were when I was 10 years old and ever since, I have been peeling coconut with my teeth. I am an electrician and because of the way our economy is, I do join my work with skit making.
“Before now, I had only tried to remove the husk of 10 coconuts, but after Hilda Baci broke World Record in longest cooking hours recently, I was motivated to tear 50 coconut husk with my bare teeth,” the young man added.
On how he feels doing such and the possible side effect of his actions, Odetola said, “I feel normal because itis already part of my life. I dare not bite anyone with my teeth, it would be brutal. My family members tried to discourage me but I told them they should not bother because I have very strong teeth.
“Although, after peeling off the 50 coconuts, I had injuries on my lips and some blood came out. But, I was okay almost immediately after. I don’t take drugs to subdue the pain I feel in my mouth, it goes away naturally and I won’t relent using my teeth to do this thing and more until I break record,” he emphasised.
