Nigeria: Man charged to court for homosexuality in Sapele
A Nigerian man is facing charges in court for allegedly having sex with another man in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria.
He said that he was arrested by the police in October this year and then later charged to court in the same month.
Precious (names have been changed), who opened up to NoStrings in an interview said that he was blackmailed by a man he met and connected with, who later claimed that he forced him into having sex with him, and that the whole thing was arranged by the mother of the blackmailer.
“It is what they do; I discovered this after the whole incidence. They blackmail people and get them into paying them money out of fear “
Precious said that he refused to pay money, and then the issue was charged to the Sapele Magistrate court on a one count charge for ‘having carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ as prescribed under section 214 of the Nigerian criminal code.
He also said that he has appeared in court six times, since the case was charged to court, and now his family is spending so much money to continue with the court case.
“My family paid over one hundred and twenty thousand naira to the lawyer as registration fees and we always pay the lawyer for each appearance in court”
Everything is now complicated for precious now, as he has already given a confession to the police commissioner after he was threatened to admit that he is guilty.
“At Asaba out of fear, I confessed before the police Commissioner, but I have not been cross examined in court”
Precious said that he is so scared right now as he may end up in jail.
He also said that he will appear again at the Magistrate court on the 6th of December 2016.
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Blamed goodluck Jonathan for anti gay law anything can happen careful guys.
Settle with the family please. They just want money. My prayers.
Run away if u can….to another country if possible and seek assylum…
Sir, Precious Is The Name Of The Blackmailer,we Know Precious As A Tb, He Is A Gay And Also Having Sex With Guys. But The Problem Is That The Mother Is Using Precious As A Means Of Trapping Gay People In The Area In Order To Get Money From Them Or Else She Threaten You With The Police And To Sue You. Even Precious Mother Knows Her Son Is A Tb, We All Know That Precious Is A Tb. Those Of Us From Warri And Sapele. It Is Not Today They Have Been Into This Game Of Threatening People With The Police Or Sue To Court After Precious Sleeping With You. They Have Don It To Many People In The Area. Precious Mother Is A Devil
Why are you people saying all this about me. I swear With my life that he forced me. I have never done such things in my entire life. Please you guys should believe me
, he claim that he was a lesson teacher. Not knowing he was a gay. I have never experienced such thing in my life before. After he did what he did to me. He treten me. That I should not tell anyone or else he will kill me. That the first person he did that to is dead already. For exposing him. That his name is Michael. Fb name. Was Mitchell Syril. That if I there to expos him. He will kill me. That’s the truth the only truth and nothing but the truth