LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Delta State Police Command has announced that it arrested over 100 gay suspects carrying out a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in the State.
The command made the disclosure in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, stating that it would parade the suspects shortly.
“Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade the said suspects,” the post read.
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The anti-gay law of 2014 passed in Nigeria, stipulates a 14-year prison term for anyone convicted of having sex with members of the same sex.
It also warns that anyone who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies and organisations or who directly or indirectly makes a public show of a same-sex relationship will break the law.
Recall that in December 2020, the Lagos State Police Command arrested 10 individuals suspected of homosexual activities in a brothel located in the Okota area of the State.