Members of the gay community in Anambra
State on Wednesday disrupted court proceedings at the Atani Chief
Magistrate’s Court, while protesting the arraignment of two of them for
allegedly having same sex relationship.
The gay members had thronged the court
as early as 9am to show solidarity with their members arrested by the
state police command. A large number of them came to the court with femine outlook to the surprise of the people around.
The group, who sang anti-police and
court songs, said they should be allowed to exercise their fundamental
human rights and to show solidarity with their members who were standing
trial.
They also demanded the unconditional
release of the two accused persons, vowing to continue to fight for
their rights despite the move by the National Assembly to criminalize
their relationships.
However, the two accused persons, whose
identities could not immediately be confirmed, were later remanded in
prison, as the magistrate’s court said it had no jurisdiction to try the
matter.
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