A 26-year-old mother of four, Anya Ashom has emerged winner in the female category of the maiden Jos Mountaineering Competition.
Kaze Samuel, a 35-year-old security guard, who was the oldest participant, won the male category held on Saturday in Jos as part of the ongoing Jos Carnival.
Mr Peter Mwankon, the Plateau Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, said mountaineering was featuring as competition for the first time in any carnival in Nigeria.
Mwankon implored people of the state to guard their heritage, stressing that such competition would attract development.
Mr John Kaze, a community leader that host the Shere Mountains, lauded the government for initiating the carnival.
Kaze said game would expose its youths to economic opportunities.
Shere Hills, located in Jos East Local Government, is about 1000 feet above sea level and has served as training ground for…
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