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Police arrest over 100 gay suspects in Delta

Asaba—The Delta Police Command has announced the arrest of over 100 gay suspects in the State.

According to the Nation newspaper, the suspects were allegedly carrying out a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in Delta state.

The Command in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, said it would parade the suspects shortly.

It stated: “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade the said suspects.”

Former President Goodluck Jonathan approved the bill against gay relationships and same-sex marriage in 2014.

Anyone found guilty of this law can face a prison sentence of up to 14 years.

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