BREAKING: The Nigerian Police arrests 100 Nigerians in delta state on basis of their perceived sexual orientation 

 

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 arrested over 100 Nigerians who attended an event which looked like a wedding ceremony in a hotel in Delta state on the basis on their perceived sexual orientation (Homosexuality).This was disclosed by Delta State Police Command, in a tweet on Tuesday morning, August 29, 2023.

According to the post, the suspects were paraded shortly after it was made.

 

It was gathered that the suspects are currently being detained at the police headquarters in Asaba, the state capital.

The police said they received a tip-off about the Event which looked like a wedding ceremony and raided the hotel.

 

 

Nigeria’s anti-LGBT law, enacted in January 2014 by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, stipulates a 14-year prison term for anyone convicted of having sex with members of the same sex.

 

The Nigerian government put the law to the test for the first time in December 2019 when 47 people who were arrested by the police in a hotel in Lagos the previous year were arraigned in court, accused of publicly displaying affection for members of the same sex.

 

All 47 men pleaded not guilty and were granted bail by the court. A federal judge later struck out the charges against the men because of a “lack of diligent prosecution” by the police.