Nigerian man Dauda Abdulfatai has undertaken a 200-hour ironing marathon with the aim of surpassing the current Guinness World Record held by Gareth Sander from the UK, who ironed continuously for 100 hours.

The marathon began on Wednesday morning at Off Ajaokuta Road in Ganaja Village, Lokoja, Kogi State, following approval from the Guinness World Records received through mail.

As of now, Dauda has completed 80 hours of the proposed 200-hour marathon, striving to break Gareth Sander's existing record.

Gareth Sanders, a 28-year-old cleaning company manager, set the world record in 2015 by ironing approximately 2,000 items continuously for nearly 100 hours.