Toke Makinwa Speaks Up Against Nigeria’s Patriarchal Practices

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Toke Makinwa had a lot say about communities that still segregates against widows.

The drama started after some Twitter users spoke about a recent event

 involving a widow whose neighbors had to help move their properties

 after her husband's death, to protect them from greedy in-laws who then 

went on to loot property .

The culture of depriving widows of their husbands' property rights 

is ancient and misogynistic, which is why Toke Makinwa shared it in surprise 

that such practices are still perpetuated today.

She said:

“I’ve never heard of “men” being kicked out of the house when their wives die or properties being seized, cars collected, humiliated, etc. why are women still subject to this rubbish still? Why? Like Why?
The entitlement of these so called “in-laws” after their son dies is disgusting, all the things they could not try while he was alive, how can someone die and the neighbors have to come in to rescue his wife from vultures called relatives? It’s always the woman that suffers.
If you are married to someone who has greedy family members, if they all solely depend on your husband for everything, pls ensure he puts everything in his children’s name if he refuses to jointly have your names on property, it’s ok, let him put your kids names.”

See her tweets below:

I’ve never heard of “men” being kicked out of the house when their wives die or properties being seized, cars collected, humiliated, etc. why are women still subject to this rubbish still? Why? Like Why?

— Toke Makinwa (@tokstarr) June 29, 2020

The entitlement of these so called “in-laws” after their son dies is disgusting, all the things they could not try while he was alive, how can someone die and the neighbors have to come in to rescue his wife from vultures called relatives? It’s always the woman that suffers.

— Toke Makinwa (@tokstarr) June 29, 2020

If you are married to someone who has greedy family members, if they all solely depend on your husband for everything, pls ensure he puts everything in his children’s name if he refuses to jointly have your names on property, it’s ok, let him put your kids names.

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