Toke, however, acknowledged that some tribal marks are beautiful, but insisted the absence of consent makes the age long tradition wrong
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian radio personality and television host, Toke Makinwa has taken to social media to strongly condemn the age-old custom of using tribal marks as a form of identification.
According to her, the practice remains a form of cruelty towards children because it was done without their consent.
Toke made her feelings on the tradition known on Sunday via a series of posts on her X account, while recalling a recent meeting with an influencer who had tribal marks.
Speaking on the topic, she wrote, “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 damnnnn!!!!”
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In her subsequent posts, she expressed delight that the tradition has now been abolished.
“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.
Following heavy backlash from some netizens, Makinwa explained in another post, that her disapproval was due to the lack of consent involved, acknowledging that some tribal marks are beautiful.
“It’s not the beauty or lack of but the lack of consent. But yeah, I’ve seen a couple of beautiful people with tribal marks,” she explained.
