ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — It’s a bookworm’s idea of heaven: 18 days of non-stop reading.

In a restaurant in Nigeria’s Lagos, three men and two women have been reading books for over 431 hours in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest marathon of reading aloud, part of a campaign to promote literacy in Africa’s most populous country.

Throughout the daunting task, dozens joined the group, some online via a live stream, cheering them on.

By Saturday, when the attempt ended, the reading marathoners had read 79 books authored by Nigerians, taking turns to continuously read out loud literary works and self-help books to give the other team members a chance to catch their breath.

An attempt to promote inclusive education

In the country of more than 210 million people, “most pe

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