An Arrested 23-year-old Nigerian man, has confessed that he ventured into the G.ay business after he was R@ped by his father’s friend at a tender age,
The suspect identified as Femi who was among the 42 homo$exuals arrested in a Lagos hotel in July, Narrating he said:
“My parents know I’m G.ay. This is my lifestyle. This is what I choose and they say I should live my life,” he says.
“A G.ay is a human being and it’s God that created me like this .
I don’t have feelings for women. I have feelings for men. A G.ay is a human being [and that’s why I’m bold. I didn’t want my mum to know’
For Tunde*, the consequences were foremost in his mind.
“The police came through and started beating us so I covered my face because I didn’t want my mum to know,” he says.
Bundled into a cell with hardened criminals, Tunde says he was beaten up by another prisoner, called the President, who was instructed by police to extract confessions.
“This is when I had no choice … I said I was G.ay,” he says.
Along with the other men, Tunde pleaded not guilty to the charge in court, but his picture, name and HIV status were taken by local media and splashed across newspapers around the nation.
“When I came out my mum found out and the people I work with were abusing me saying I’m a girl,” he says.
“My grandma bought the newspaper and said I was not part of their family anymore and that I should leave the house.”
The suspect identified as Femi who was among the 42 homo$exuals arrested in a Lagos hotel in July, Narrating he said:
“My parents know I’m G.ay. This is my lifestyle. This is what I choose and they say I should live my life,” he says.
“A G.ay is a human being and it’s God that created me like this .
I don’t have feelings for women. I have feelings for men. A G.ay is a human being [and that’s why I’m bold. I didn’t want my mum to know’
For Tunde*, the consequences were foremost in his mind.
“The police came through and started beating us so I covered my face because I didn’t want my mum to know,” he says.
Bundled into a cell with hardened criminals, Tunde says he was beaten up by another prisoner, called the President, who was instructed by police to extract confessions.
“This is when I had no choice … I said I was G.ay,” he says.
Along with the other men, Tunde pleaded not guilty to the charge in court, but his picture, name and HIV status were taken by local media and splashed across newspapers around the nation.
“When I came out my mum found out and the people I work with were abusing me saying I’m a girl,” he says.
“My grandma bought the newspaper and said I was not part of their family anymore and that I should leave the house.”
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