[1] He first entered the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition alongside two fellow students who invited him along and taught him to research and solve properly.
Abubakar then re-entered the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for the 2007 event as a third-year student at Synge Street CBS.
[1] Abubakar won the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS, Dublin on 12 January 2007.
[1] He defeated runner-up Beara Community School in County Cork's Ciara Murphy and her study on hearing loss in teenagers.
[2] An interview with Abubakar in Xclusive Magazine called him "the hottest name in Ireland right now" and said achievement was "obviously a landmark in science" after his win.