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Nigeria: No tolerance for same sex relationships

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria, Law, LGBTQ+

Ebekuo of Icheoku wonders if Nigeria is becoming more intolerant [1] towards same sex relationships, after Ruth Simon and Clementina Jerome, two police-women serving with the Nigerian police force in Sokoto State were recently dismissed from the police for allegedly engaging in “lesbianism or somewhat lesbian acts of affection”.