Aisha Yesufu, a co-convener of Bring Back Out Girls campaign, has said that Africa’s weather is made for scanty dressing.

She also pointed out in a series of tweets that tattoos, scarification and men plaiting hair are part of what the ancestors of Africa did.

She wrote: “When people say that it is un-African to scantily dress, I wonder which Africa. Our weather is made for scanty dressing and that’s how our ancestors dressed. Go and check pictures of your ancestors. Tattoos, scarification, tribal marks, men plaiting hair are all African.

“If you want to say your religious beliefs stop you from dressing scanty, then that is your business. Don’t impose it on others or day that it is un-African to be scantily dressed.

“Africans are people with control over their desires. Find your lost control.

“For the religious police, you were told to lower your gaze, not harass anyone.”

See tweet below:

When people say it is unafrican to scantily dress I wonder which Africa? Our weather is made for scanty dressing and that's how ancestors dressed. Go check the pictures of your grandparents and ancestors. Tattoos, scarification, tribal marks, men plaiting hair are all African

— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) September 4, 2020