Tribal mark is the symbol of identification and it’s has historical meaning.

How much did you know about the powers of the Kanuri tribal Mark’s (facial marks) ?

Did you know that the Kanuri tribal Mark’s are not only for cultural affiliations, cultural identity, beautification,cultural preservation and or reflections of kanuri history, but it was also use for security purposes and served as an international identity equivalent of an international passport.

According to a research on the Kanuri people under the theme Kanuri Complete released in 2017 indicates that the Kanuri fasial marks were used as an international identity for individuals travelling outside of the Kanuri kingdom or the Kanem Empire since the Sayfawa Dynasty some 700 to 1000 years back.

Please note that some 300 years back and beyond slavery was a very big lucrative business striving not only in Africa, but globally.

The victims of slavery then were mostly people belonging to tiny kingdoms who are easily defeated and captured as slaves or longly individuals travelling without any proof of identity qualifying them as affiliates or members of any mighty kingdoms that retaliates when its members are captured as slaves.

The Kanem-Bornu empir under the peak of the Sayfawa Dynasty rules especially from the era of Mai Dunoma Dibalemi in the 12th century to the period of Mai Idris Alawma in the 16th century the Kanem-Bornu was ranked the undisputed champion among the African ancient empires and also among the five superpowers of the world as at that time alongside the Roman’s empire,the Byzantine (Constantinople/Turkish),Mongols and the Sultanate of Baghdad. Kanem Bornu then was occupying the territory of approximately six African countries of our modern time namely Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Sudan, Cameroon and Libya.

This might of the Kanem-Bornu made all powers or kingdoms of Africa including the North Africans to be Afraid of Kanem-Bornu empire with no one can able to afford the dream