Mary Kunle
24 January 2007
Abuja — A self-acclaimed homosexual, Mr. Francis Chima, was yesterday sentenced to six weeks in prison by an Abuja magistrate court for demanding sex from a man.
The convict who lives in Jabi, Abuja, told the court that it was the work of Satan.
"The time I met him on the road, I saw him as a friend and when we entered his house, we discussed and as I was about to go, I put my head on the chest of the man and I wanted to be his friend," he said.
Before he was sentenced, Mr. Chima pleaded for leniency and promised that he will not repeat such offence.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) "Francis Chima demanded to have sex with his victim at the riverside at Utako."
The complainant reported the case according to police report, because he saw it as unnatural.
"It is the work of Satan but I promise that I will not do it again," he told the court.
The prosecutor, Amiko Obed, told the court to try him summarily since he had pleaded guilty to the allegations levelled against him.
The chief magistrate, Ajoke Adepoju, said in her judgement that the accused had admitted that he committed the offence and he did not show any good reason why he should not be convicted.
She sentenced the accused to "a prison term of six weeks or a fine of N1,000".
She added that he could appeal within 30 days.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charges of criminal trespass and attempt to commit an unnatural offence.
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