Nigerian police said Tuesday they arrested more than 200 people at a suspected gay wedding the day before, in one of the biggest mass arrests in recent years targeting the country’s LGBTQ community.
Nigerian police arrested more than 200 people at a wedding on Monday, in one of the biggest mass arrests in recent years targeting the country’s LGBTQ community. A police spokesperson in the southern Delta state told reporters Tuesday that 67 people will be prosecuted for “allegedly conducting and attending a same-sex wedding ceremony.
“In a society where corruption is rampant, the law banning same sex relationships is increasingly being used for harassment, extortion and blackmail of people by law enforcement officers and other members of the public. This is unacceptable,” the human rights group added. Police said a video recording of the wedding party and alleged prohibited substances were obtained during the raid.
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