A popular Nigerian police chief has told gay people they should leave the country. Dolapo Badmos, who is a spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, also called on Nigerians with evidence of homosexual activity to come forward. In a post on social media the police chief said Nigeria was not a place for homosexuals, citing […]
Nigerian media have reported that over 40 men have been arrested for participating in homosexual activity. The arrests were made over the weekend. A hotel in the Lagos state was cordoned off while police investigated the people inside. In Nigeria homosexuality is punishable by 14 year imprisonment. While anyone caught showing same-sex affection in public, […]
Conservative family groups have met in Cape Town, South Africa, to collaborate on strategies to stop any more countries allowing same sex couple access to marriage. The representatives from a wide range of groups signed a declaration vowing to fight against marriage rights being extended to people who are in gay relationships. The Cape Town […]
The leader of a Nigerian Christian Group has called on all world leaders to reverse their laws allowing marriage equality. George Ogurie, President of Nigeria’s Family Federation for World Peace Unification (FFWPU) claims that allowing gay couples to wed will affect the survival of the human race. “It is unfortunate that such people will do […]
The government of Mozambique have made amendments to their laws, effectively decriminalising homosexuality in the African country. The revision removes the phrase “vices against nature” from constitutional documents, a remnant of Portugal’s colonial roots in Africa’s south east. Other African countries have been moving in a very different direction, intensifying laws that persecute the LGBTIQ […]
Nigerian law dictates that LGBT people are to be punished by fourteen years in jail, and the witnessing or aiding of same sex relationships is also criminalised. This law was passed by President Goodluck Jonathan in January of this year. The Solitary Alliance is calling for global support to put pressure on the government to […]
The Independent has reported that a man in Northern Nigeria has been given 20 lashes for a single homosexual act when he was a child. Twenty year old Mubarak Ibrahim confessed to taking part in a homosexual act, that in a Western country would be considered child abuse, when he was 13 years old. The […]
There are reports that gay men in the north of Nigeria are being arrested following President Goodluck Jonathan passing strict news laws against homosexuality. ABC News in the USA has reported that human rights activists in the country are reporting dozens of arrests. On Monday President Jonathan (pictured) signed a law making it illegal for […]
The Nigerian parliament has passed an anti-gay bill that criminalises same-sex marriage. The new legislation now means a potential 14 year prison sentence for anyone that illegally marries someone of the same sex. The House of Representatives passed the Bill unanimously; with Senate President David Mark stating that homosexuality was foreign to Nigerian culture. The […]
The British Government has deported gay Nigerian man, Olalekan M. Ayelokun, back to his home country, despite calls for asylum based on sexual orientation. Despite David Cameron stating his opposition to sending gay asylum seekers back to countries where they can face prosecution, Ayelokun was denied the right to stay in the UK. Ayelokun has […]
