The House of Representatives on Thursday approved 14 years imprisonment
for persons who contracted same sex marriage in the country.
This
was sequel to a clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill for an Act to
prohibit marriage or union entered between persons of same sex, at the
Committee of the Whole.
“Marriage or civil union entered between
persons of same gender shall not be solemnised in any place of worship,
either church or mosque or any place in Nigeria,” it said.
Introducing
the bill, Rep. Albert Sam-Tsokwa ( PDP-Taraba) said that it sought to
achieve a far reaching objective by outlawing same sex marriage and
provide punishment for offenders.
It also set out a 10-year
sentence for “any person who directly or indirectly makes public show of
same-sex amorous relationships’’.
“Any persons or group of
persons that administers, witnesses, screen and shields the
solemnisation of same sex marriage in Nigeria on conviction, will be
liable to 10 years imprisonment.’’
It would be recalled also that
the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, had warned that his country
would consider withholding aid from countries that did not recognise gay
rights.
In Nov. 2011, the senate approved the bill that would
make same-sex marriages punishable by up to 14 years for the couple and
10 for anyone abetting such unions.
The bill is expected to be sent to the Senate for concurrence.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/reps-approve-14-years-imprisonment-for-same-sex-marriage/
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