Toke Makinwa Condemns Unapproved Tribal Marking On Youngsters As Inhumane

Toke Makinwa Condemns Unapproved Tribal Marking On Youngsters As Inhumane

Media personality Toke Makinwa has criticized the longstanding practice of using tribal marks for identification, denouncing it as a form of cruelty imposed on children without their consent.

Makinwa expressed her disapproval through a series of posts on her social media account on Sunday. Reflecting on a recent encounter with an influencer who had tribal marks, she shared her thoughts on this traditional practice.

“Today I saw a beautiful influencer with tribal marks and it made me think about the cruelty that culture brought upon us. Marking a child without his/her consent as a means of identification is evil. I know our parents didn’t know any better, but damn!!!” she wrote.

In subsequent posts, Makinwa emphasized her admiration for the beauty of individuals with tribal marks but underscored her concern about the lack of consent in marking children for identification.

“Thank God it’s abolished now. My grandma had tribal marks too. Some on her face and her arms. I wonder what life was like when she was younger walking around with it, though I’m sure a lot of people around her had the same but thank God it’s cancelled now,” she continued.