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In December 2022, 19 people were arrested on similar charges. None of these cases have resulted in a conviction. [21] In August 2023, 69 people were arrested in Warri for allegedly participating in a same-sex marriage. The police livestreamed the arrest on their Facebook page, a practice the Federal High Court had ruled illegal in 2022. [22]
Aderonke Apata was born on 20 January, 1967 in Nigeria. [1] [4] [5] Apata first became aware that she was lesbian at the age of 16. [1]Due to Apata's family suspecting she was a lesbian as well as due to Apata's husband's family suspecting her of being a lesbian and having an affair, she was arrested after police found her engaging in homosexual acts in her apartment and was taken to a sharia ...
LGBTQ rights in Nigeria Nigeria Status Illegal since 1904 (Northern Region only; as Northern Nigeria Protectorate) : 34 Illegal since 1916 (Region-wide; as Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria) : 34 Penalty Up to 14 years imprisonment Life imprisonment according to federal law States under Shari'a law: Death (Applies to persons who have consented to jurisdiction of Shari'a courts plus all ...
A Nigerian man was arrested in Texas 11 months after he was indicted in connection with an alleged romance fraud scheme that netted more than $3.3 million.
A Nigerian rights group has launched a petition to stop plans by religious leaders and a state lawmaker to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony next week, which have ...
A Nigerian judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of the leader of a group seeking the secession of a southeastern region over his failure to attend hearings nearly two years after his release on bail.
June 5 – Minneapolis woman CeCe McDonald is arrested for the stabbing death of a man in purported self-defense after McDonald and her friends were assaulted outside a bar. Her case becomes a cause celebre for LGBT and African American civil rights activists. September 20 – President Barack Obama signs repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
Pages in category "Nigerian women's rights activists" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.