A high-ranking Nigerian policewoman has warned gay people living in the country to leave or risk criminal prosecution. “There is a law [Same-sex Prohibition Act] here that criminalises homosexual clubs,associations, and organizations with penalties of up to 14yeats (sic) in jail,” she wrote. Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the controversial Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) into law, despite widespread international objection. The law was widely condemned by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch at the time, as well as the then United States Secretary of State, John Kerry. According to a survey of 2,000 individuals conducted by The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), a Nigeria-based human rights organization, about 90% of Nigerians support the continued enforcement of the SSMPA.

Source: The Express Tribune January 26, 2019 13:30 UTC