Nigeria: Protesters Disrupt Gay Trial in Bauchi

23 January 2014

Thousands of protesters yesterday threw stones into a Shariah court in Bauchi, urging the speedy convictions and executions of 11 men arrested for belonging to gay organisations.

A report by Associated Press (AP) said security officials fired into the air to disperse the protesters so the accused men could be safely returned to the prison. Judge El-Yakubu Aliyu closed the court abruptly.

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