Kano Varsity Student Breaks Guinness World Record On Face Painting

A 400-level student of Bayero University Kano, Collins Whitworth, has broken the current record of most face painted by an individual in 24 hours.

Whitworth who is a civil engineering student has painted 791 faces at the end of the 24 hours on Sunday and is awaiting confirmation from the Guinness World Record.

He started the journey to break the record on Saturday at about 5.00pm at the new site of the Bayero University Campus in Kano, where students and Kano residents turned out in numbers to give him moral support.

According to him, he set a target of painting 720 faces and above to supersede the current record holder who has recorded 700, noting that, he was given a target of 705 by Guinness World Record.

Whitworth who is a face painter believes there is more to painting than just coloring which the world needs to know about its beauty and what it signifies – Love, Unity and Peace.

While thanking all his supporters and the student community for their support, the painter further added that, to symbolize peace and unity, he has used colours of different countries to paint the faces of individuals, advocating for peace and unity around the world.