GAY and TABOO in Nigeria



Gay and lesbianism is regarded as taboo in most part of the world either through cultural view or religious view until recently when the United States and other European nations are legalizing the act in their various countries and the United States especially has taken it upon herself through President Obama and their top government officials to take the so-called same sex marriage as “human right violation” of those oppose to same sex marriage.
In 2013, Nigeria’s National Assemblies passed an anti-gay law under the government of President Goodluck Jonathan.
 The bill by Africa’s most populous nation calls for a 14-year sentence for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Anyone who aids or “abets” same-sex unions faces 10 years in prison, a provision that could target rights groups.
On January 17, 2014, a popular area in Benin City, precisely Ekenwan road was a central of attraction when two young men were caught in the very act. Eyewitness told Metronigeriana that the mop didn’t find it funny as they said it is taboo and a sacrilege on the land. Metronigeriana on further investigation found that the culprits are Paul Aghama and Igho Nathaniel, both of them were beaten mercilessly and Igho Nathaniel managed to escape and that angered the already angry mob and they beat up Paul to stupor and eventually set him ablaze.
An eyewitness said  “we not encourage this dastardly act of homosexuality, we should hunt them and kill them all”, I consider this barbaric. Metronigeriana gather that Igho Nathaniel have escaped out of the shores of this country.
Despite calls from various quarters for Nigeria to repeal the anti-gay right law, it has fallen on deaf ears as it is not a norm and Nigerians are very religious and culturally inclined.
The question is, is gay right a right? Or are they been hated just for loving themselves? Whatever way you view it, in Nigeria it is a TABOO!

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