A Nigerian man identified as Tembu Ebere, who attempted to join the record-a-thons trend to cry for 100 hours to set the Guinness World Record (GWR), has reportedly gone partially blind.

Confirming his health status in an interview with the BBC, Ebere said he began to experience severe headaches, puffy eyes, and a swollen face from the constant crying before going temporarily blind for 45 minutes.

While speaking of his determination to cry for one week nonstop, he stated that “I had to re-strategise and reduce my wailing.”

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 has advised Nigerians and indeed everyone attempting to break any record or ‘record-a-thon’ enthusiasts to first get the record title approval from its team before embarking on it.

“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,” GWR said.

GWR is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.