A house wife, simply identified as Mrs. Abitoju, has been severely violated on Thursday, November 2, 2017 while another named Mrs. Agatha escaped being lynched by an angry mob for alleged lesbianism at the Badore, Ajah area of Lagos State in Southwestern Nigeria.
Mrs. Abitoju was severely violated by the community mob, paraded round the community and taken to the local chief of the community, the Baale.
Our investigations revealed that Abitoju was later detained by the police for violating the LGBT laws in the country.
Mrs. Agatha who barely managed to escape the mayhem with her children is currently on the run with their whereabouts unknown. She has been declared wanted by the Baale of Badore and the police.
It was gathered that the women were allegedly caught having sex in the apartment of Mrs. Abitoju who lives few houses away from Mrs. Agatha and this drew the ire of the mob.
They were allegedly caught by an elderly female neighbour, Mrs. Adesina who resides in the same block of flats with Mrs Abitoju. She thereafter raised an alarm that attracted the mob.
The angry mob severely violated Abitoju and damaged Agatha’s car parked on the street while trying to gain access to her residence.
A community youth leader identified as Alfa Muyiwa, narrated how the lovers were caught in the act and vowed that Mrs. Abitoju will be dealt with according to the tradition and anti-homosexuality laws of Nigeria.
Mr. Muyiwa further revealed that the community has been desecrated and various sacrifices must be carried out to “cleanse the land”. He also declared that Mrs. Agatha “will surely be apprehended” wherever she is hiding as promised by the law enforcement agents.
It was gathered that both women’s husbands were unavailable when the incident occurred, but our reporter was informed that Abitoju’s husband has since disowned her over the incident.
A police officer at the Ajah police station simply identified as corporal Usen told our reporter that the case has been officially reported to the police and it is “still under investigation”.
In 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the populist Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which parliament passed in May 2013. The law stipulates prison terms for homosexual acts and 14-year imprisonment for persons engaged in a same sex marriage.
Flashes of violent homophobic acts have been reported in the country in the past decades. These attacks have increased since the new bill was signed by the former president. Alleged homosexuals have been murdered in Nigeria while man “caught in the act” have been beaten by angry community members.
