Al-Hikmah University Journal

In African tradition, Women are considered to be the backbone of development, nation building and mutation in various communities. However, their agony of marginalisation that gain its root from religious, traditional beliefs and the narrow mind-set of an average African man on feminism made them incapacitated towards playing their roles successfully. No matter the status of a woman, she is always seen as a second class citizen in her community. To an African man, her primary assignment is to work, bear children and do other domestic works. On the above bedrock, the paper discussed the agony of feminism and social reinforcement in Africa in Balaraba Yakubu’s Sin is a Puppy That Follows You Home (2012) using the Northern part of Nigeria as a case study. With the aid of Feminism as a guiding knot, the paper discussed issues confronting women especially some religious, cultural beliefs and customs that are inimical to womanhood. The paper concluded on the note that as long as men continue to arrogate power to themselves, women will continue to be marginalised, oppressed and subjected to the whims and caprices of man all time. The paper recommended that there should be equality and respect between both sexes.