Nigerian Police Vow To Go After LGBTQ Community, Probe Members After Viral Video Challenge


The Nigeria Police Force has vowed to go after members of Nigerian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ), describing them as criminals and saying their acts are punishable under the law.

While participating in a popular online challenge, the LGBTQ members openly spoke about their sexuality and the misconceptions people had about them.

The video received mixed reactions with some Nigerians asking if the anti-gay law signed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in January 2007 was no longer effective.
@instablog9ja tweeted: "LGBTQ members in Nigeria join the trending challenge

@cute_pecky responded: "Lesbian don't like men but still dressing up like men just to attract another female likewise gay don't like female but still dress up like female just to be noticed. Nothing but confused souls."

@iamking_yusuf asked: "@Princemoye1 @PoliceNG una no update us say LGBTQ is now legal in Naija o. Buh no shaking, all of us go well last last."

The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while responding to a tweet shared by LGBTQ members that openly revealed their sexuality in a trending TikTok video challenge, said the police were currently investigating the clip.

He said: "They are criminal and punishable under the law. We are on this clip to take necessary action according to the provisions of the law in Nigeria. These are unnatural offences and are totally condemned. Thanks"

Meanwhile, Nigerian X users have questioned whether the law is selective:

@kibass5 said: "We know it not legal in Nigeria sending them to jail or arresting them will not still change their sexuality and you about to give them asylum in other countries because of your discrimination well am stright but arresting or jail term will not end their personal choice."

@adexbee15 wrote: "Sir, I want to ask if Nigerian laws are selective given Bobrisky has spoken and still speaks of his rich Bae nothing was done, James brown too joined the whatsapp group. The law shouldn't be first on some and loose on others…"

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Nigerian Police Vow To Go After LGBTQ Community, Probe Members After Viral Video Challenge.

collect 250k to help kidnapped victims and do nothing only to use dem energy looking for lgbtq.....awon werey from up go reach down

Misplaced priority.

Set awon legalized kidnappers...

Police should start from all the cross dressers

Misplaced priority, you no look for kidnapped victims save them.

Laughable

Lol. They better channel that energy into ending Banditry and Kidnapping

Approved

If those LGBTQ+ people where also brandishing AK47s, RPGs and sub machine guns in the tiktoc videos, I'm sure the Nigerian useless police won't say 'pim' talkless of 'vowing'.

Fulani bandits terrorists have been doing tictok clips, and the police have not vowed anything since. They've now seen armless civilians and they now have full erection to act.

Mtcheww

Kill dem all

I saw the stupid challenge. Ugly women claiming LGBT because no man wants to be with them. The challenge is an eyesore

Nothing concern me but E dey mind

Then plenty for lekki

Hello, Nigerian police force? As you're making vows, do well to extend it to areas that an average Nigerian thinks you all needs to spotlight.

Una never go after kidnappers, bandits, herdsmen,boko harams,I swap, unknown gun men, cultists and the rest. How lfgbt abi wetin take affect our economy n security
Misplaced priority

What is Tinubu's stance on this?

They should start with that idiot named bobrisky who is misleading our youths. What is shim even contributing to the growth of the nation.

Nigeria my country, always looking for ways to divert our attention.

Lol.. Inasmuch as it's a good motive, that's not the more pressing issue

Mental rehab is all they need

I wish God would just strike those useless sets of people with thunder..... Confused sets of human beings

Please arrest them fast, b4 they spoil our country morally oo

Joke of a country!

Investigating who people choose to Bleep while releasing OVER 1000 terrorists into the country.

Nigeria is a bad joke!

What is annoying is saying it's a crime to be homophobic

Before them activist start crying. Y'all need to k ow that it is actually a crime here in this part of the world.

Nigerian police force are not even straight themselves

The werey people dey use the world Queer thinking majority of the people watching it are illiterate ,especially our government ....lol we don catch una , hands up

GOFRONT:
Misplaced priority.

Set awon legalized kidnappers...

You are gay.

Marvieduke:
I wish God would just strike those useless sets of people with thunder..... Confused sets of human beings

Go and watch "Enigma"