Hilda Bassey Effiong, the Nigerian chef popularly called Hilda Baci, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
Baci achieved the new feat in the early hours of Monday at the Amore Gardens, Lekki in Lagos.
The competition — better known as cook-a-thon — started on Thursday at exactly 4 pm after the restaurateur turned on her cooker.
Baci aimed to beat a record time set by Lata Tondon, the Indian chef who is the current Guinness World Record holder.
Tondon who achieved the feat in 2019 had made meals for 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00 seconds.
However, on Monday morning, the Nigerian surpassed Tondon’s time to set a new record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
Baci, it is understood, will be stopping the cook-a-thon when she hit the 97-hour mark she’s aiming at.
Thousands of Nigerians have been rallying support for the Akwa-Ibom-born chef.
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and several celebrities including Dremo, IK Osakioduwa, Eni Adeoluwa, Timini Egbuson, Liquorose, Tiwa Savage, Spyro, Charles Okocha, and Skiibii among others have visited the Lekki venue of the cook-a-thon to cheer Hilda to the finishing line.
