BENIN CITY – The Edo Police Command has declared two gay suspects, Osarodion Idahosa and James Ogbebor wanted over their alleged bail jump.
This was disclosed by the state Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Chidi Nwanbuzor while briefing journalists yesterday in Benin City, the Edo State Capital.
DSP Nwanbuzor appealed to members of the public to give the police information about the whereabouts of the fleeing suspects with a view to re-arresting them, just as he assured them of maximum protection.
It would be recall that the duo of Osarodion and James who were allegedly caught pants down while making love at Osarodion’s abode by some youths of Ogbe-Ibuya Area in Oredo Local Government Area of the state on April 15, 2019 were earlier granted bail following their arrest by the police.
The alleged gay partners who according to multiple sources were almost lynched to death by the angry youths of the area were rescued by a passerby military personnel, as the soldier later handled the suspects to the police.
Recall that same-sex marriage, Amorous relationship, gay marriage, homosexuality and membership of gay rights groups are serious criminal offences in Nigeria.
The Law promulgated by the Federal Government under the former President Goodluck Jonathan on January 13, 2014 criminalises same-sex relationship, defying Western pressure over gay rights.
The bill which contains penalty of up to 14 years behind bars ban gay marriage, same-sex, amorous relationship amongst others was passed by the National Assembly in May 2013.
In Nigeria, sodomy is punishable by jail term, but this law legislates for a much broader crackdown on homosexual People who live largely underground.
Also, homosexuality in the country is a serious criminal offence and its considered in most communities particularly in the traditional parlance as gravous taboo as Christians, Muslims and traditionalists abhor the abominable, sinful and unnatural act of sodomy.
According to our investigation, in most communities, culprits are rigorously subjected to perform sacrifices before they are banished from the community with their families, just as others are exposed to unending societal stigmatization.