One Tembu Ebere, a Nigerian man has confirmed that he actually became partially blind while attempting to cry for seven days to set a record in the Guinness World Records.
Ebere had a few days ago, in a viral post accompanied by a flyer on social media, declared his interest to embark on seven days of non-stop cry-a-thon.
The Guinness World Records recently cried out, complaining that they have been bombarded by Nigerians seeking to break records. According to the organisation, approximately 1,500 applications came from Nigerians alone.
However, some public affairs commentators have suggested that Nigeria may well be on the verge of breaking a record as the country with the highest number of applications.
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.
Ebere, who had attempted 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 put out a warning 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”
Two weeks ago, a Nigerian lady, Joyce Ijeoma, collapsed during a 72-hour longest body massage attempt in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
