A female barber in sokoto state,Nigeria

If one should imagine a barber, it would always be a male not a Female
‘Barbing’ is generally considered an exclusive job for males only. But in Sokoto state which one would consider as being the seat of the Caliphate, a woman breaks the record and became the only female barber.


Maryann Chisom attending to a customer.
Here are 7 things you should know about this brave woman:
1) Her name is Maryann Chisom.
2) She is 25 years old.
3) She came from Mbitoli local government area in Imo state.
4) 98 percent of her customers are reportedly male, including clergies and Alhajis among others.
5) She completed her Primary, Secondary and Tertiary education in Sokoto state
6) She holds a National Diploma in Public Administration and plans to go for her HND next year.
7) She has been ‘barbing’ for almost three years and learned it as an apprentice for about five months.