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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Yorubas without traditional tribal marks were considered to be poor in the olden days. Obasanjo disclosed that the traditional tribal marks were once used as a means of identification. Featuring on the Curiosity podcast, the former president said tribal mark was a means of identification during the slave trade […] Yorubas without tribal marks were considered poor – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Yorubas without traditional tribal marks were considered to be poor in the olden days. Obasanjo disclosed that the traditional tribal marks were once used as a means of identification. Featuring on the Curiosity podcast, the former p...

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Bias Comparison — Yorubas without tribal marks were considered poor

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Center: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Yorubas without traditional tribal marks were considered to be poor in the olden days. Obasanjo disclosed that the traditional tribal marks were once used as a means of identification. Featuring on the Curiosity podcast, the former president said tribal mark was a means of identification during the slave trade […] Yorubas without tribal marks were considered poor – Obasanjo
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