Barely few days after Nigeria passed homosexuality legislation, human rights activists say dozens of men have
been arrested for being gay.
Dorothy Aken’Ova of Nigeria’s International Center for Reproductive
Health and Sexual Rights said that police in Bauchi state have drawn up a list
of 168 allegedly gay men, 38 of whom have been taken into custody so far.
The law was signed in secret by members of Nigeria’s House of
Representatives in Abuja on December 17 and by the president on January 7,
although there was no public announcement.
The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act criminalizes same-sex marriage and
provides for up to 14 years in jail. Membership or support of gay
organizations, associations or clubs carries a penalty of up to 10 years’
imprisonment.
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