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The world sits ideally by while gay men in Nigeria suffer untold hardships and are victimized daily. It is still a taboo to be a gay in Nigeria. In 2017, The punishment for being gay in Nigeria is still 14 years in prisonment with hard labour and 7 years in prisonment for anyone who attends their union. Today we bring to light the story of a young man by the name of Ezeh Michael Kenny. It was on the 10th of July 2012 that his whole life fell apart. A group of teenagers gathered together to celebrate a high school graduation party. The event was at Amadia village in Enugu state. A teenage girl by the name Joy alleged that she had been raped. Panic and fear engulfed the teenagers who had partied that night together. Everyone swore that it couldn't have happened and that the story was unfounded. In the early hours of the next day police men had rounded up most of the teenage boys. Stories and rumors of torture befell the village. Quickly Joy changed her story and alleged that the boy who had raped her was Kenny Michael Ezeh. Kenny on hearing that his name had been mentioned fled for fear. Not fear of being guilty of rape but fear that it will soon be discovered that he was gay. Stories say that Kenny fled, not because he was guilty but because he was gay. And his friends were ready to give up this information to be freed themselves. Kenny fearing the possibility of a 14 year jail term fled his village.
But wait a moment, this is not the real story. The real story is that earlier this week, Joy has retracted her allegations by a 7 point affidavit taken at the high court of Enugu in Enugu state Nigeria. Joy insists today that rape never happened and that elders from her village threatened her and her poor family into making the allegation. The problem being that her village and Kenny's village do not socialise together. Joys 'offense' at that time though was that she dared to socialise with a village that was forbidden by her own village. According to Joy, she was given a choice to make the allegation or be killed for betraying her community.
Our reporters contacted the family of Jude and Comfort Ezeh who are the parents of Kenny Michael Ezeh. We wanted to find out if they were aware that the allegations that made against their son was retracted. Both parents say that nothing makes a difference until their son returns home to them.
The tragedy of it all is that though Kenny Ezeh has been let off the hook as to the rape allegations made against him, the real issue remains that should he be seen in the shores of Nigeria, he would have to answer to the charges of his sexual orientation. A 14 jail sentence awaits him in Eastern Nigeria.
One can only ponder on this case. What happened to a girl who are llegedly claimed rape and suddenly made a turn around? What has happened to Kenny Michale Ezeh? Is he alive or has he perished off the coast of Libya? What fate awaits him if he is still alive on his return to Nigeria. The world cannot sit by and wait while hundreds of Nigerian men run away because of their sexual orientation. Something needs to be done now!

Hello house, can someone tell me, is it really true that diamond bank staff are the lowest paid in the banking industry? I overheard people arguing about it and was just curious, thanks!

Her best bet will be to find a job at the National Orthopedic Hospital, they have lots of physiotherapy job going. Its located in several places within Nigeria. They also have jobs going periodically. She can also go into the training of staff and their development on a contract basis(this might pay her more).To get a good salary, she will need to be connected, the CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER of any hospital can give her a job easily. Goodluck!

Holymikel, i lost my husband and couldnt cope with 4 children aged between 9yrs and 2yrs all on my own. There is nothing to lie about my dear. I actually prefer to live in nigeria where i have alot of love and family support. And no i completely disagree with u, u probably havent been abroad before or else why would you say applying to work for 1st bank is not a promotion. I want to refer you back to Isuomo on my thread, read what he had to say. I really dont know why and how nigerians get the impression that living abroad is the answer. I am happy to be back here, and yes i want to work for 1st bank. Thaks for letting me know how long it takes them to applicants, that was all i really wanted and not you judging whether am lying or not.

ISUOMO: Thank you so much , i was so encouraged by your comments. Thanks and God bless, i will not fail to let you know once i start working. Things are really different here, and some of the things we take for granted abroad are such a big deal here, i am still happy to be back, its been a great learning experience. In the meantime i try to keep my self busy doing business (i opened a small business center to keep busy) but the electricity situation is crazy. The cost of diesel eats deep into the profit. Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to reply.

SMILA: You didn't say why you're shaking your head at first bank. You also didn't also  leave a contact number but I'll you send an email right away. Thanks.

ABADISO: You didn't leave a contact number or email.

This isnt a forum for insulting people, i believe my message is clear enough. I lived and worked in UK for 6years and have just recently relocated back to my father land. Please do not comment if u have nothing valuable to say. Thank you.

Dear House,

I recently attended a first bank interview on the 16th of March 2009.
I have a Law degree from a Nigerian university and an MBA from Manchester.

Does anyone in the house know exactly how long it takes first bank to get back
to candidates, and please can anyone tell me where else I can apply for a job?

I have been out of Nigeria for Six years now, and need a lot of catching up to do.

I worked in a UK bank for nearly six years.