31 December 2018
Despicable act or Despicable Society
We can’t allow such despicable
acts to find roots in our society”
— Abba Sufi, Hisbah director general
A lesbian couple along with some other
women on Monday (December 17) in the
northern state
of Kano, where anyone convicted of
having lesbian sex can be sentenced to
death by stoning
women on Monday (December 17) in the
northern state
of Kano, where anyone convicted of
having lesbian sex can be sentenced to
death by stoning
According to Abba Sufi, the director-
general of the state’s Hisbah—an agency
which enforces
Islamic law confirmed that the arrest was
made after they were tipped off and this
will lead to charges being brought against
the women in question.
general of the state’s Hisbah—an agency
which enforces
Islamic law confirmed that the arrest was
made after they were tipped off and this
will lead to charges being brought against
the women in question.
My question is, are there no pressing
Issues that Nigeria need to focus on?
Issues that Nigeria need to focus on?
I understand that the Nigerian government
is against same-sex marriage but so is
corruption and crime generally, why are
we not bringing to books all the corrupt
politicians?
is against same-sex marriage but so is
corruption and crime generally, why are
we not bringing to books all the corrupt
politicians?
Mr. President, you promised to fight
corruption but here we are………...you have
joined the chain of corrupt leaders in
Nigeria.
corruption but here we are………...you have
joined the chain of corrupt leaders in
Nigeria.
Like Mama Peace would say…….kontinu
18 December 2018
14 years
What will you say if your child comes up to
you and say he or she is sexually attracted
to someone of the sex?
you and say he or she is sexually attracted
to someone of the sex?
This is a topic that a lot of people are not
ready to talk about. in Nigeria what you will
hear immediately is are you ready to spend
14 years in jail?
ready to talk about. in Nigeria what you will
hear immediately is are you ready to spend
14 years in jail?
the society we live in doesn't give us all the
opportunities we need to be ourselves and
to be who we are and what we would like to
be referred to as.
opportunities we need to be ourselves and
to be who we are and what we would like to
be referred to as.
About four years ago in 2014, the former
president of Nigerian, President Goodluck
Jonathan, proposed a bill and signed it into
law that the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition
Act (SSMPA), on the fact that the Nigerian
culture is directly opposed to homosexuality.
president of Nigerian, President Goodluck
Jonathan, proposed a bill and signed it into
law that the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition
Act (SSMPA), on the fact that the Nigerian
culture is directly opposed to homosexuality.
The law also forbids and ban same-sex
relations. They are also criminalised under
the criminal code of the country and also
under the Islamic Sharia laws adopted by 12
northern states in Nigeria, including Bauchi,
Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano,
Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe and
Zamfara.
relations. They are also criminalised under
the criminal code of the country and also
under the Islamic Sharia laws adopted by 12
northern states in Nigeria, including Bauchi,
Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano,
Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe and
Zamfara.
The law in Nigeria against same sex
marriage/ relationship dishes out a 14-year
jail term for anyone who enters into a
same-sex marriage or union and a 10-year
jail term for any person who runs or visits
gay clubs, societies, or directly or indirectly
makes a public show of affection of same-sex
relationship in Nigeria.”
marriage/ relationship dishes out a 14-year
jail term for anyone who enters into a
same-sex marriage or union and a 10-year
jail term for any person who runs or visits
gay clubs, societies, or directly or indirectly
makes a public show of affection of same-sex
relationship in Nigeria.”
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