Interesting, I didn’t know the car had crashed. It is also speculated he got the scars in Kenya, when he showed up pretending to be the son of the Kenyna, and the real relatives didn’t appreciate the imposter. Machetes etc.
“It is also speculated “
....that as a Muslim Obombo may have celebrated Ashura;
https://religionnews.com/2018/09/20/the-splainer-from-bloodletting-to-blood-donation-what-is-ashura/
(Graphic content warning. Drawn Swords, pictures of blood covered Muslims; Religious practice fit for an abattoir.)
“Some Muslims fast on Ashura. Others wail, put on passion plays re-enacting the death of Imam Hussein and flog themselves with whips and chains. Others donate blood, and still others virtually ignore the day. What gives? Let us ’Splain …