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A gay
wedding between two men, was Saturday, disrupted by the police of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
The wedding which was reportedly to be between Ibrahim Lawal (husband) and Umar Tahir (wife), took place at a certain hotel, King’s Land, in the Jiwa Community of the FCT.
It was, however, disrupted by officials of the Command.
According
to Punch, the FCT Police Command
spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Anjuguri Manzah, stated why
the marriage was disrupted by the command, said, “We acted based on the
provisions of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act signed into law in 2013.”
Manzah
said the command received an intelligence report and swiftly moved to the venue
of the event to stop the marriage from holding.
“We
acted fast, following a tip-off, by moving to the venue of the event to stop
it.
“The
names of the couple are Ibrahim Lawal (husband) and Umar Tahir (wife), and both
men are from Kaduna State.
“The
police is investigating the case and would charge the couple and other persons
involved in the ceremony to court,” the spokesman added.
Meanwhile,
apart from the couple, the police also arrested some other persons connected to
the ceremony.
“We
also arrested the sponsors of the wedding and the owner of the hotel where the
event was billed to hold,” an officer was quoted to have said.
It
would be recalled that Nigeria is among 38 African countries to have outlawed
same-sex marriage.
Also
in 2013, ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same-Sex
Prohibition Act.
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