Odesanya, who has been involved in gay practice was said to have
been at large now. Incidentally, Odesanya, who worked with the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Ogun State Command was
said to have been having sexual intercourse with another man hence contravening
the lay down rules of the organization and by extension, breaking the Nigerian
law. Reports indicate that Odesanya has since left Nigeria to avoid
incarceration.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan had before leaving
office signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act; the action which the
Amnesty International had consistently criticized and condemned.
“With the stroke of a pen and little hesitation,
he unleashed the restriction of basic rights in the country since the end of
the military dictatorship in 1999'', Amnesty said in a statement issued in Abuja.
According to AI, as soon as the law was passed, scores of
people suspected of engaging in the act were rounded up by the Nigerian police
and the Hisba (Sharia police), on the street, arrested at their homes and taken
into custody, the AI report added; most of those that were arrested were held
in isolation, without access to a lawyer.
In July 2017, more than 40 men were arrested in Lagos for
performing homosexual acts, police claimed.
One hotel was reportedly cordoned off while the investigation
was carried out. Dolapo Badmos, the spokeswoman for the Lagos State
Police Command, therefore warned gay people living in the country to leave or
risk criminal prosecution.
She made the comments on her personal Instagram account.
Homosexual acts are punishable by up to 14 years in jail in Nigeria, while gay
marriage and displays of same-sex affection are also banned.
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