More than 60 "gay suspects" detained at same-sex wedding in Nigeria
CBSN
Abuja, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a same-sex wedding in one of their largest mass detentions targeting homosexuality, which is outlawed in the West African country. The "gay suspects" were arrested in southern Delta state's Ekpan town at about 2 a.m. local time on Monday at an event where two people were married, state police spokesman Bright Edafe told reporters.
He said that homosexuality "will never be tolerated" in Nigeria.
Arrests of LGBTQ people are common in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, where people can face up to 14 years in prison under the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. So-called accomplices face 10 years in prison. Enacted in 2013, the law has been condemned locally and internationally, though it is also supported by many in the country.
