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RE: ADSactly History : History Of Northern Nigeria [Part 4] - Igala In The Pre-colonia Era
It will always be of great interest to know the origin of peoples, particularly Nigerian Africans. The dissemination work you are doing on this blog about Nigeria is very valuable.
I was struck by the form of decentralized political organization (you could say), the Igala Mela, which gave rise to the dialects. Also the similarity between the Yoruba and Igala languages. I consider the incorporation of women into the government and state administration to be an important aspect. I was curious about the scarification marks they use for identification.
Thanks for your post, @samminator.
Thanks for the nice comment buddy. Scarification marks are very common in Nigerian ethnic groups. But just like the Igala, other ethnic groups have their own unique marks which will make it easy to identify anyone from there. Though some people, especially those born outside their own ethnic group may not get the marks at birth.
Thanks for reading buddy