Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014 calls for prison sentences of up to 14 years for any Nigerian who enters into a same-sex marriage and up to 10 years to anyone who attends or assists in a same-sex wedding.
It’s all in keeping with Sharia.
In addition, sharia law, which applies in northern Nigeria, provides for the death penalty for homosexual activity by men.
Although the article below states that the death penalty has not been reported in northern Nigeria, it’s likely because its difficult to catch a homosexual in the act, which actually happened recently in Indonesia’s Aceh province, where vigilante “religious police” spied on a gay couple and handed them over to authorities.
Newsweek also reported the arrest of the 53 as a “same-sex marriage conspiracy” and reported:
Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian LGBT rights activist based in the U.K., tells Newsweek that the men are being “blackmailed” by police.
“This incident is a reflection of the absurdity of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. We know that people can be blackmailed for it….
Homosexuals are targeted wantonly under Sharia, and not exclusively in countries such as Nigeria, Indonesia, and Iran. This targeting happens even in Western nations. Recall the preaching of an imam near the location of the Pulse Nightclub massacre who called for the “compassionate” killing of gays. The same thing happened in Toronto some years ago:
As the Pride parade wound its way down Yonge St. on Sunday afternoon, a religious scholar at Toronto Metro Convention Centre briefly reiterated his view that homosexuals caught in the act should be executed in countries governed by Islamic law. Ditto for a group of Imams at the Australian National Imams Council.
“53 arrests in Nigeria for alleged same-sex wedding,” by Colin Stewart, 76 Crimes (thanks to The Religion of Peace), April 20, 2017:
Prosecutors in Muslim northern Nigeria have charged 53 people with attending a supposed gay wedding. The arrestees pleaded not guilty to the charge, saying that they were at a birthday party, not a gay wedding.
Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014 calls for prison sentences of up to 14 years for any Nigerian who enters into a same-sex marriage and up to 10 years to anyone who attends or assists in a same-sex wedding. In addition, sharia law, which applies in northern Nigeria, provides for the death penalty for homosexual activity by men, but no such punishment has actually been reported there.
The April 15 arrests mirrored a 2015 incident, when sharia police in northern Nigeria arrested 12 “feminine” young men in the middle of a birthday party that police alleged was actually a gathering to celebrate a gay wedding.
The BBC reported on April 20:
Nigeria ‘gay wedding’ bust leads to charges
Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a gay wedding.
The accused, arrested last Saturday, have denied the allegations, with their lawyers saying they were illegally detained.
The court released the group on bail and the case was remanded to 8 May.
Homosexual acts are banned in socially conservative Nigeria and are punishable by up to 14 years in jail.
During a court appearance in Chediya-Zaria, the group pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to an unlawful society.
Defence lawyer Yunusa Umar said most of the accused were students and had been illegally detained for more than 24 hours, the local Premium Times newspaper reported.
Gay rights campaigners who have been in touch with people involved in the case told the BBC’s Stephanie Hegarty in Lagos the accused were arrested at a birthday party, not a wedding.
Nigeria has an influential Christian evangelical movement in the south and strong support for Islamic law in the north, both of which oppose homosexuality.
In January 2014, the Hisbah, or Islamic police, in Bauchi state raided several locations and arrested about a dozen men accused of sodomy acts.
Some of the men later appeared before a Sharia court for a bail hearing and an angry crowd gathered outside, demanding swift and severe punishment.
Stones were thrown at the court and the hearing was halted.
Police had to shoot in the air to disperse the mob and get the suspects back to prison safely, though there they are also vulnerable.
The ban on homosexuality, brought into effect in 2014, is used by some police officers and members of the public to legitimise abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
“Extortion, mob violence, arbitrary arrest, torture in detention, and physical and sexual violence” are common against people suspected of homosexual activities…..
Libby says
Such backwards laws.
Go after the REAL criminals ya bunch a dicks!
Michael says
Let freedom be crushed and destroyed beyond even dim memories of what it is, and what is ever was … Thus says Islam.
George says
You sound like a Dhimmi, Michael. This is the US of A, not Libya.
Paul N Silas says
There is no such thing as “Same sex marriage”. Sex between two people of the same gender is perversion. It is just another tactic by The Left to destroy our Western values and bring in Socialism.
God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
Liz says
Supported.
Benedict says
Could you please explain your view more in depth, PNS?
Does not the bride of Christ comprise both men and women? ?
tom parry says
I’d beeupset too they stole our rainbow
Monty says
I likewise say that “same sex marriage” is an oxymoron. Islam stole some of its moral code from the Old Testament. That does not make Islam right. However, there is a definite link between the moral corruption of the western world and the rise of Islam. Homosexuality is sin. So is stealing, adultery, sex outside of marriage, lying, and immorality in general. Jesus said that he who is without sin can cast the first stone. No one can make that claim! Jesus also said, “Go and sin no more”. A lot of people conveniently overlook that bit. So the world is suffering, reaping what it has sown. Islam is full of hate, self righteousness and bloodlust. Christ is full of mercy and compassion, love and life. If Islam wants to kill all sinners then it would immediately self-exterminate. Jesus came that we might have eternal life, forgiveness and freedom from the power of sin.
Nona says
n this case, I agree with them, there shouldn’t be any public weddigns, Whzt they do in their houses is their business, but outside, is IMMORAL!
BARBARA says
In Africa most people, regardless of religion, oppose homosexuality. Many want it to continue to be criminalized. These attitudes are not necessarily related to Islam.