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Nigerian police arrest, charge 53 for attending gay wedding


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the Police on Wednesday arraigned 53 persons, who were allegedly arrested during a gay marriage, before a Magistrates’ Court in Chediya-Zaria, Kaduna State.

 

The prosecutor, Mannir Nasir, said the accused were arrested on April 15 at Zaria Motel and were being charged for conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to a gang of unlawful society.

 

“Information reached the police that these group of persons conspired to celebrate a gay marriage at Zaria Motel between one Faruk and Sanusi both at large,” the police prosecutor said.

The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and their counsel, Yunusa Umar asked the court to release them on bail in line with sections 35 (4) and 36 (5) of the Constitution.

Mr. Umar lamented that the accused persons were detained in police custody for more than 24 hours contrary to the provisions of section 341 of CPC.

 

He told the court that most of the accused persons were students in their tender age.

The Chief Magistrate, Auwal Musa-Aliyu, granted bail to the accused persons in the sum of N500,000 each, with one surety each in the like sum, who must be a blood relation to the accused.

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Just when I think this country is gradually moving forward, I find out that there are more ignorant people out there. of ALL the things they could charge them with, they used 'conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to a gang of unlawful society.'

 

belonging to which stupid gang for crying out loud, :angry: and who exactly are they conspiring against. :angry: :angry:

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Misplaced priority...how about they focus on finding the owner of the N13bn they discovered? Rubbish!

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I don't blame the police officers, it's simple the Nigerian law prohibits gay marriage. we may not be able to control who we love but some actions can be controlled. when you decide to conduct a wedding in a country that forbids your union, be ready for the consequence

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Well the story is a bit different than what the police always report.

1. no one was there to conduct a marriage. It was just a party but another gay boy outed them because of some old beef.

2. When police arrest community members, they know the other charges will not stick but since conducting a marriage comes with a 10year sentence, they always claim it was a marriage. This has been going on since the same sex marriage act was passed.

***. Careful who you date. Try to break up amicably because statistically, you are more likely to be outted or blackmailed by an ex lover than any family or stranger.

4. They arrested over 120 people. These are the ones who were unable to pay/bail their way out. As usual, it is the poor among us who suffer :(

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