Nigerian authorities are once again on the hunt for one of their favourite subjects.Hunting down homos*xuals.
Lagos state police authorities have arrested two teenage boys for allegedly caught in the practise..The boys, Gideon Harrison 19, and Ifeanyi Ezeorji, 14, were caught
in the Ikotun area of Lagos, Punch reports.
Orji is said to be a student of Igando High School, where he is in SS1, while Harrison has graduated from secondary school.
The pair have been taken into police custody, and will soon be charged to court.
Toheeb Adekunle, the individual who reported the alleged incident to police, stated that Harrison is fond of engaging in the act with boys in the area.
Ezeorji’s mother has denied the allegations. She said:
“My son is just 14 years old. He does not do such things. He is not even mature yet. He takes his bath outside, some times in the presence of his sisters to tell you that he is young. His father had died in September this year, and we have yet to bury him. The family is still grieving him. All I know is that there is no truth in the allegation.
“I don’t know about the other man. I have not even met him. On the day of the alleged incident, my son had strolled to the motor park, and there was a street fight. My son then told me later on that he was simply watching the fight, and he had been arrested by the police.”
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu confirmed the case, stating that:
“Yes, they were arrested by the Ikotun Police Division, and they have been charged to court. In law, this offence is called sodomy, and it carries with it about seven to 14 years imprisonment if found guilty, going by an Act of the National Assembly.
You know, it is even against culture and religion. The Christian, Islamic and even the traditional religions condemn this in its entirety. So, the case has been taken to court.”
These people never cease to astound me.So let's assume for a second that they are right,and the boys engaged in this practise.Are they gonna jail a 14 year old boy for 14 years?I'm just speechless ,totally speechless.Would be interesting to hear the case though and see how they wanna determine if the boys engaged in the act or not.The obvious thing is examination of the boys parts.But wouldn't that make just one boy guilty?What happens to the other boy?
If only these people dedicate much time to catching terrorists,and corrupt politicians/government officials as they dedicate to hunting down homose*uality,the country Nigeria will be a much safer and livable place.