After months of delays, Nigerian prosecutors began presenting their evidence aga...
Some of the 47 men charged with public displays of affection with members of the same sex sign an attendance list within the premises of the Federal High Court after the court-hearing of their case in Lagos, Nigeria February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Prosecution lawyer Ilyas Abdulrahman said their lead witness, the police inspector who led the raid in which the men were arrested, would appear on Wednesday. On Tuesday the prosecution called police Inspector Ade Adegboye, who said he knew three of the defendants from his “anti-cultism” work. He declined to answer questions from the defense and said nothing regarding the charges against the men, who face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.
Their case is seen as a test for a Nigerian law that bans gay marriage, punishable by a 14-year jail term, and same-sex “amorous relationships”.
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