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According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the
Command, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, the Police swung into action immediately to
disrupt the activities on alert that the event was scheduled to take place at
the venue on that day adding that it amounts to a criminal offence in Nigeria.
“We acted based on the provisions of the Same Sex Prohibition
Act signed into law on 2013.
“We received an intelligence report and acted fast by moving
to the venue of the event to stop it.
He however gave the names of the culprits as Mr. Ibrahim
Lawal who took the role of a husband while Mr. Umar Tahir disguises as the wife
adding that as soon as the Police is through with the investigation, the
suspects alongside all others arrested at the venue of the event would be
charged to the court for prosecution accordingly.
It would be recalled that in 2013, the erstwhile President
Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same Sex Prohibition Act against marriage
of the same sex.
The Acts reads, “ a marriage contract or civil union entered
into between persons of same sex; (a) is prohibited in Nigeria; and (b) shall
not be recognized as entitled to the benefits of a valid marriage.
“A person who enters into
a same sex marriage contract or civil union commits an offence and is
liable on conviction to a term of 14 years imprisonment.”
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