Residents of Jiwa community in Abuja Municipal
Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) witnessed a ceremony marking the
solemnisation of a gay marriage in the area last
week. According to reports, the ceremony was
however cut short by the intervention of men of
the Nigeria police who promptly arrested the
suspects.
Read via Leadership News;
On Saturday February 6, 2016 a popular
hotel in Jiwa Community of Abuja, King’s
Land Hotel hosted two male guests who
were there to celebrate their marriage,
otherwise known as same-sex marriage.
According to our findings, the stage was
already set with the hall decorated awaiting
the commencement of the ceremony.
At about 5.30 pm many invited guests
were already seated for the occasion, with
invited guests, including their sponsors,
the chairman of the occasion and other
guests in their hundreds awaiting the
commencement of the ceremony.
However just as the celebrants were
emerging from the car that conveyed them
to the venue and were about taking their
seats at the high table, men of Nigeria
Police Force drafted from the Gwagwa
Police Station swooped down on them and
promptly arrested them.
The suspects who live in Jiwa Community
are said to be indigenes of Kaduna State.
Eyewitnesses told our reporter that many
other persons, including their sponsors,
chairman of the occasion and the owner of
the hotel were equally arrested during the
raid.
Leadership Weekend also gathered that
men of the Nigeria Police Force, Gwagwa
Division (AMAC) had earlier gotten
information about the marriage that was to
take place in the area, and had therefore
sent a team of plain-clothed policemen to
keep surveillance of the area. It was
gathered that the names of the two men
were given as Abdul Lawal who is
supposed to be the husband, while Umar
Tahir posed as the wife.
The sponsors of the marriage according to
our findings are Abubakar Tahir and
Mohammed Sani.
It would be recalled that on January 7, 2014,
former President Goodluck Jonathan signed into
law the Bill which outlaws same sex marriage.
The signed bill says the gays; lesbians in Nigeria
will risk a 14-year jail term if they do not retrace
their steps and renounce such marriage.
Also, any person who operates or participates in
gay clubs, societies and organisations directly or
indirectly will earn a 10-year imprisonment.
Those who administer, witness, abet or aid the
solemnisation of a same sex marriage are going
to bag a 10-year jail term
Residents of Jiwa community in Abuja Municipal
Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) witnessed a ceremony marking the
solemnisation of a gay marriage in the area last
week. According to reports, the ceremony was
however cut short by the intervention of men of
the Nigeria police who promptly arrested the
suspects.
Read via Leadership News;
On Saturday February 6, 2016 a popular
hotel in Jiwa Community of Abuja, King’s
Land Hotel hosted two male guests who
were there to celebrate their marriage,
otherwise known as same-sex marriage.
According to our findings, the stage was
already set with the hall decorated awaiting
the commencement of the ceremony.
At about 5.30 pm many invited guests
were already seated for the occasion, with
invited guests, including their sponsors,
the chairman of the occasion and other
guests in their hundreds awaiting the
commencement of the ceremony.
However just as the celebrants were
emerging from the car that conveyed them
to the venue and were about taking their
seats at the high table, men of Nigeria
Police Force drafted from the Gwagwa
Police Station swooped down on them and
promptly arrested them.
The suspects who live in Jiwa Community
are said to be indigenes of Kaduna State.
Eyewitnesses told our reporter that many
other persons, including their sponsors,
chairman of the occasion and the owner of
the hotel were equally arrested during the
raid.
Leadership Weekend also gathered that
men of the Nigeria Police Force, Gwagwa
Division (AMAC) had earlier gotten
information about the marriage that was to
take place in the area, and had therefore
sent a team of plain-clothed policemen to
keep surveillance of the area. It was
gathered that the names of the two men
were given as Abdul Lawal who is
supposed to be the husband, while Umar
Tahir posed as the wife.
The sponsors of the marriage according to
our findings are Abubakar Tahir and
Mohammed Sani.
It would be recalled that on January 7, 2014,
former President Goodluck Jonathan signed into
law the Bill which outlaws same sex marriage.
The signed bill says the gays; lesbians in Nigeria
will risk a 14-year jail term if they do not retrace
their steps and renounce such marriage.
Also, any person who operates or participates in
gay clubs, societies and organisations directly or
indirectly will earn a 10-year imprisonment.
Those who administer, witness, abet or aid the
solemnisation of a same sex marriage are going
to bag a 10-year jail term
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