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Police arrest over 100 suspected homosexuals holding gay wedding in Delta

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1 year ago

August 29, 2023

The Delta State Police Command has arrested more than 100 suspected homosexuals accused of being involved in a gay wedding in the state.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, paraded the suspects at the police headquarters in Asaba on Tuesday morning, August 28.

According to him, the suspects were allegedly holding a gay wedding at a hotel in the state, when they were apprehended.

“Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade the said suspects,” the statement read.

A video of the men being paraded before newsmen is currently making rounds on the internet.

The incident has sparked a flurry of comments on social media, with many criticizing the men for holding a gay wedding, despite knowing homosexuality is a crime in Nigeria.

Read some comments as you scroll,

@tundewearital wrote, “Omo this people get mind they host wedding in a country that gay is illegal”

@kayode0o7 wrote, “Make dem lock all of dem inside one room anytime wey one of dem don get belle dem go release dem”

@innocentdiary wrote, “They should have known better. Nigeria is not safe for you to set yourselves up for this parade. This is why nobody is taking you guys serious. If you’re going to be gay, be gay with class. Everything here ooze of tackiness ”

@aguiyii wrote, “Nigeria practically legalized these nonsense by allowing those Gy influencers to keep influencing the younger generations.
Anyways, na the bride I wan first see ”