Nigerian man reportedly beaten by a mob in Imo state for allegedly involved in 'gay sex'

Countless queer Nigerians feel trapped in a land where they call home. Their lives as you know it considered illegal across the country, and is punishable by 14 years imprisonment and death in most of the northern states.

On Wednesday 22 of April 2020, a gang targeted a gay police man and his partner and stripped him naked.

A member of the mob said: “Immediately he entered the house, the police officer took down his trousers and pulled off his shirt, bent over and started having anal sex with his partner.

We Immediately broke in and took them down.

The Items recovered from them are three packs of condoms of different brands and the police officer’s identity card.”

The Imo state police confirmed the incident and noted that officer Ukazu was found with his “friend”, and that the mob pounced on the pair after catching them “in acts of homosexuality”. The police said in a statement, that the youths pounced on both of them, beat them to a stupor, then took them to the palace of the traditional leader before they were stopped by the DPO and his team. The police urged the public to stop jungle justice, asking that citizens report grievances to the police. He added that they were investigating and if this two are found guilty, they will face the wrath of the law.

This law is not necessary! This is not what we need in this country. In a time where the world is in a pandemic and scientists are working on a cure for Corona virus, Nigeria is busy victimizing his citizens for their sexual orientation and preference.