Dozens arrested for attending gay weddings: this is how Nigeria persecutes the LGBT population. Same-sex relationships are sentenced to up to 14 years in prison in the African country.
Lawyer Chizelu Emejulu: “It seems that [the anti-LGBT law] was passed solely to harass and extort” Added to the latest group arrests in Nigeria, human rights defenders warn, is a humiliating tactic on the part of the police forces: the media parades prior to the trial of the detainees.