Nigerian man seeking to break Guinness World Records goes blind

 

 

 

The race for the Guinness World Record led to a temporary blindness for a Nigerian man identified as Tembu Ebere.

 

Tembu Ebere, had attempted to break the Guinness World Records for crying the longest duration in history, which would mean sobbing nonstop for seven hours.

 

The record seeker confirmed to the BBC that midway into the crying marathon, he became partially blind.

 

The craze for the Guinness World Records has swept across Nigeria after a chef, Hilda Baci, in May officially broke the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.

 

 

 

Ebere, who confirmed his health issues to BBC said that he forced himself to cry for seven days for the record but along the line, he went temporarily blind.

 

 

 

 

Tembu Ebere, who has been attempting to cry non-stop for seven days said that he experienced headaches, puffy eyes and a swollen face and went partially blind for 45 minutes amid his efforts.

 

 

 

He told BBC, “I had to re-strategise and reduce my wailing,” adding that he was determined to cry for one week as he planned despite the difficulties he encountered.

 

 

 

Guinness World Records has seen a surge in record-breaking attempts from Nigeria in recent months after Baci’s cooking marathon which attracted public attention.

 

 

 

Unable to contain the crazed surge, Guinness World Records recently warned saying, “Please enough of the record-a-thons,” after someone reportedly broached the idea of not one, but two separate attempts – an “idea-a-thon” and a “puff-puff-a-thon”.