Muazu Shehu and Deborah Pam have won the men and women categories of the 1st National Anti-Corruption Half Marathon held in Abuja.
Muazu crossed the finish line with a time of 1:04.31 to beat Goyet Gideon (1:04.50) to first place, while Gyang Emmanuel finished third in 1:05.34.
In the women’s category, Pam outpaced Fadekemi Olude with 1:17.58 to the runner-up’s 1:21.07, while Elizabeth Nuhu clocked 1:21.39 to finish third.
The 1st National Anti-Corruption Half Marathon was organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).
The event, tagged the “Abuja Marathon 2018”, was in commemoration of the United Nations Anti-Corruption Day.
The participants, including members of the Armed Forces, paramilitary agencies and students converged on the Eagle Square, the start and finish point of the race, as early as 6:30 a.m. yesterday.
The 21.03km race took participants from the Three Arms Zone through Maitama, Mabushi, Utako, Wuye, the Abuja National Stadium to the Central Business District, before terminating at the Eagle Square.
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, said he was impressed by the turnout and promised that the Abuja Marathon was going to be an annual event.
NAN reports that ex-athletes and football players, such as Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, Samson Siasia, Chioma Ajunwa, Garba Lawal and Tijani Babangida, were on hand to pledge against corruption.
