I used to think racism was a thing of the whites. There have been and still are lots of complaints of how Africans are treated when they travel to other countries. You would think that with all that experience of racism and having been colonised, Africans will be one of the most tolerant people on the face of the earth; for where?!

Racism has unfortunately come to Africa or in this case, discrimination. It is now being practiced by Africans themselves. In fact, it has become distastefully prevalent in Nigeria or how else do you explain what the big deal is in being an albino or “Afin” as some people call it?’ I’m black, you are white; does it really matter? Why exactly do we pay so much attention to people’s skin colour without even getting to know them one on one?

In Nigeria, when we see a white person from Jand or Yankee, we stare in admiration. Meanwhile, when we see an albino here in Naija, we stare in disgust. Some will even stand still and stare until the person notices. Haba! Some of us don’t even mind walking or sitting side by side with a white person from overseas but when it’s an albino, we then feel uncomfortable. Isn’t that hypocritical?

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