Bright, who comes from Benin City, Nigeria, struggled with depression and eventually became homeless when his parents threw him out following a blackmail experience with the Nigeria police.
sometime in May 2020, the 19-year old was lured and arrested by the Nigerian police officers in Benin City, who had used other previously arrested young gay men as bait to catch their friends.
Bright says “I just walked right into their trap. I didn't do anything. I was only hoping to meet up with a friend of friends after he called me that he needed me to come to help him pick up something for another one of our friends. That two police officers grabbed me by the trousers and asked for my name. The moment I confirmed my name, I was arrested”.
if was however released on bail but when he returned home, he received a shock of a lifetime.
His family had called and reported the issue to everyone they knew and that included their pastor. "I was then asked to leave the house that I brought shame to the family. My dad said he was never going to have a gay son,” Bright lamented.
Bright said he was homeless for about a month until a friend took him in. However, the friend was also living with his family, and they did not approve of his sexuality. It was then that he reached out to NoStringsNG, which provided transportation for him to move to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where he was provided shelter at a safe house run by a trans group.
“I must confess that I feel lonely and depressed sometimes, but I am certainly happy to have found a place to stay. I have some peace now and can sleep well at least at night. I appreciate the support that I received and I am aprreciative,” Bright said.
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