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Police Arrest 67 Suspected Homosexuals In Delta

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August 30, 2023
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The police command in Delta has arrested 67 persons suspected to be homosexuals in Ekpan Community in Uvwie Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wale Abass, said this when he addressed journalists on Tuesday at the Ekpan Police Station.

Represented, by the spokesperson for the command, DSP Bright Edafe, Abass said that the suspects were apprehended on Sunday by a crack team of police operatives attached to the Ekpan division.

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He said that the suspects were nabbed during a gay wedding which they tagged, “all white party” at a popular hotel off Refinery Road, Uvwie LGA.

He vowed to prosecute the suspects in line with Nigeria’s anti-gay law which prohibited same-sex marriage in the country.

“On Aug. 27 at about 9;00 p.m., the patrol team of the Ekpan Police Station, while on a patrol intercepted a male cross-dresser suspect who claimed to be an actor.

“Upon interrogation, he confessed that he is a member of a certain gay club and that he was on his way to join his fellow members for a gay marriage ceremony.

“Acting on intelligence gathered, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ekpan division, CSP Aliyu Shaba, raided the hotel where some suspected gay members were holding a gay marriage ceremony,” he said.

Abass said that the suspects upon sighting the police took to their heels, saying however, that the operatives were able to apprehend 67 of them.

“Same sex marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 kicked against gay in Nigeria. It is a grievous offence.

“We cannot copy the culture of the Western world and we must follow the rules of our land. Anti-gay law has been passed in Nigeria, no resident of the land has the right to go against the laws of the land.

“I can guarantee that they will be charged to court. We are not taking it lightly. It is a clear case, though, they are still presumed innocent until proven otherwise by the competent court,” he said.

The CP urged parents to monitor their wards closely in order to know the type of people they associate with.

He said that the arrest and subsequent arraigning the suspects in court would served as a warning to others who may want to indulge in the illicit act.

He said that items recovered at the venue included: one codeine bottle, three cups of refined Canadian loud, five sachets of SK, one sachet of tramadol, four tablets of molly drug, one crusher and gay marriage ceremonial dresses.

Speaking, one of the suspects, Daniel Pius, said he was a fashion designer and not a gay.

“I am not a gay, I am a fashion designer, I do makeup and other things that relate to female attires,” he said. (NAN)

 

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