TRIBAL OR TRIAL MARKS - AN AVOIDABLE STIGMA.

THE tradition of African tribal marks dates back to the 14th century and forms part of the rich culture of the black race, most especially in Nigeria. At that point in time, people attached so much importance to tribal scars for various reasons

A teenager girl, who pleaded anonymity, praised her mother for not allowing her to be subjected to the operation as a child. She said: “I would have considered suicide if I had been given the marks”.

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Perhaps the toughest trials are endured in schools by young students, with facial marks. Adejuwon Samuel was the only one in his class with facial marks. He recounted his experience. “In school I was made fun of a lot. My mates would call me ‘railway line’ and the boy with the railway line. They were always making jest of me and would raise three fingers to indicate the tribal lines on my cheeks. It made feel inferior”.

Someone said “I hate it, and I curse the day it was inflicted on me. The marks really disfigure my face and make me feel terrible anytime I look into the mirror. What pains me most is that there is nothing I can do to erase it from my cheeks”.

Jimoh Adedoyin, a 65-year -old, who has tribal markings on his face said, “I have never felt bad about my Oyo marks, because they shows that I am a real Yoruba indigene from the town of Alaafin”. He further related how in 1967 the marks saved his life during the Nigerian civil war. “The house where I lived was invaded and all other persons were gruesomely killed. The murderers did not touch me because of the marks on my face”.

Different folks, different strokes. What is you take on this raging storm?