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Guests Arrested While Attending Gay Wedding In Nigeria

Nigerian security personnel have arrested at least 76 people accused of organizing a gay wedding in Gombe state, in the latest raid on the LGBTQI+ community.

The arrests were made after the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) received a tip-off about the wedding. NSCDC spokesperson Buhari Saad said that 59 men had been arrested, including 21 who confessed to being homosexual, and 17 women.

This is the latest in a series of raids targeting the LGBTQI+ community in Nigeria. In August, police raided a gay wedding in the southern city of Warri in Delta state and arrested dozens of people. The accused are out on bail.

Same-sex marriage is illegal in Nigeria under a 2014 law, and punishable by 14 years in prison.

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