69 people arrested over 'gay wedding' in Nigeria freed on bail
news.sky.comNigeria, where gay weddings are illegal.A court in Warri, Delta state, ruled on Tuesday that those being held would be freed after each posting 500,000 naira (£520) bail.
State prosecutors opposed the move.The detainees, who did not appear in court, were also ordered to sign a register once a month until their next hearing, according to their lawyer Ochuko Ohimor.The arrests happened after a tip-off in a police interrogation of someone who allegedly knew about the event, police said.Officers stormed a hotel in Ekpan where the alleged gay wedding was being held and initially arrested 200 people.Be the first to get Breaking NewsInstall the Sky News app for freePolice spokesman Edafe Bright said at the time: "The policemen chased and arrested… suspects both male and female for allegedly conducting and attending a same-sex wedding ceremony."The spokesman added that homosexuality "will never be tolerated" in Nigeria.Amnesty International's Nigeria office condemned the arrests and called for "an immediate end to this witch hunt".Read more:Rishi Sunak apologises to LGBT veteransBarbie movie banned in KuwaitClick to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsNigeria brought in an anti-gay law in 2014 and generally sees homosexuality as immoral on cultural and religious grounds.
