Police in Delta state have reported the
arrest of twenty-one students
allegedly involved in gay activities
within the state.
According to The Punch, the 21 students
were reportedly arrested at two unnamed
state-owned polytechnics in Asaba.
There is speculation that the students
engaged in same sex activities for
financial benefits.
Celestina Kalu, a spokesperson for the
state police, confirmed the arrests and
said detectives had acted on a tip-off.
“We had it on good authority that the
male students allegedly engaged in anal
sex,’ she told The Punch.
“The suspects, upon interrogation, made
useful statements to the police while
investigations are ongoing,” Kalu said.
In May, another set of 21 young men
were apprehended in Ibadan, Oyo state,
for allegedly being in a ‘gay cult.’
The young men who were caught
reportedly had 122 condoms between
them.
Police said when they raided the suspects’
house, they were holding an ‘initiation’
ceremony into their ‘evil’ group.
Following pressure by some human rights
groups the young men were released on
bail.
In Nigeria, gay sex is a crime, punishable
by up to 14 years imprisonment in non-
Sharia states, and death by stoning in
Sharia states.
