US Edition69 Nigerians arrested for homosexuality were released on bail
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69 Nigerians who had been accused of being homosexual and of participating in a gay wedding in the south of the country were released on bail. “They are foreign to our culture and are not natural,” police spokesperson says.
A Nigerian court decided to release 69 people accused of being homosexuals and participating in a gay marriage in the south of the country on Tuesday, the defense lawyer told EFE news agency today. “They have to pay 500,000 nairas [600 euros] to the court. Right now, I'm handling your documents. I hope they will be released tomorrow [today],” said lawyer Ochuko Ohimor, who represents the suspects, who had been in police custody since August 27. …
Over thirty countries in Africa criminalize same-sex relationships, most laws of this type are a legacy of the colonial era and have been hardened by other later regulations.
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