General News of Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
#EndHomophobiaInNigeria: Twitter users divided over diverse sexual orientation
Homosexual couple
Earlier today, a touching story was brought up by a Twitter user, @Blaise_21 of how a two-man vigilante group killed a homosexual man in Imo state, two days back.
The video circulated by @Blaise_21 showed two men in handcuffs confessing to crime of killing the "gay man." However, the video was unintelligible because it was in Igbo.
MyNigeria.com gathered that the "gay man" traveled from Owerri all the way to Nanka in Anambra to have sex with a supposed gay man who happens to be a straight guy. On getting to the location for the act, two men who are pioneers of a anti-gay group murdered the "gay" man.
The perpetrators of the act were caught, handcuffed where they confessed to their crime.
You don’t have to like us. We know you hate us so much by your tweets, comments and posts and we’ve never been bothered by this hate but just stop harming us . Stop killing us! Stoppp!
— Son of the rainbow???? (@Blaise_21) March 9, 2020
Blaise who was unhappy with the act was bent on justice and made a call for homosexuals to be considered and accepted in the society. He demanded that their sexual orientation should be respected at the very least.
GAY LIVES MATTER
— Son of the rainbow???? (@Blaise_21) March 11, 2020
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GAY LIVES MATTER #EndHomophobiaInNigeria
However, Nigerians were divided over the matter.
Volqx assistant went all biblical.
Dear homosexual,
— Volqx Assistant • (@volqx__) March 11, 2020
God loves you. But He hates homosexuality. He wants you to come out of it. He destroyed people in the bible days because of it and he will destroy people in our time too. He doesn't want to destroy you. Come out of it and be free. #EndHomophobiaInNigeria
Pettyjay was in support of Blaise
Being straight doesn't guarantee you entering heaven likewise being gay doesn't garauntee hell fire
— BIZI BODY (@Pettyjay2) March 11, 2020
Only God can judge us!!!! #EndHomophobiaInNigeria
@akorede_art was not comfortable with it
How did the white men manage to convince us that polygamy is wrong and homosexuality is right??? #EndHomophobiaInNigeria
— Akorede Ola (@akorede_art) March 11, 2020
Kayode Ogundamisi was bent on seeking justice
Nigerians complain about being criminalised, about being targeted for just being NIGERIAN and some evil people allegedly killed fellow Nigerians in Imo State for being gay. @PoliceNG should be going after the vigilante gang and bringing them to justice. #EndHomophobiaInNigeria
— Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) March 11, 2020
@_WILDJHAE shared her daily struggle as a gay person.
I was raped and robbed because I am gay
— Wild One ???????? (@_WILDJHAE) March 10, 2020
I couldn’t report or get any form of justice because reporting would most likely endanger my life more
I started having anxiety because of the incident
I was scared and I’m still really scared#EndHomophobiaInNigeria
Your brothers and sisters are begging you to lend your voice . You don't gain anything from homophobia. But they lose everything.#EndHomophobiaInNigeria
— Kiki Mordi (@kikimordi) March 10, 2020
Mazi thinks gays are pedophiles
I'll never support anyone killing anyone, but it's evil for a man to tend to sticking his manhood in the anus of another man. I was nearly molested by a "priest to be" as a boy. If it we're in the olden days in our land, they'll be officially tied up in evil forest for being gay. https://t.co/qFaOuGNrGF
— Mazi Peter Olisa (@MaziOlisa) March 10, 2020
The update to the story
This event happened in Nanka. I have been trying to edit it but I remembered twitter doesn’t do that.
— Son of the rainbow???? (@Blaise_21) March 10, 2020
The guy went all the way from owerri to Nanka .
Sorry again for the error. https://t.co/m6WcnfsUu6
Rest his soul
https://t.co/U2tXU4lrVt https://t.co/hS2YMVX0Vw
— Son of the rainbow???? (@Blaise_21) March 10, 2020
More reactions
Not all queer persons or effeminate people or studs are scared! If anything, be scared of people like me.
— You said what!????? (@vicwonder09) March 10, 2020
Because I move around with a pocket knife. Bitch, I don't do pepper spray. If you try to hurt me, I will end you!#EndHomophobiaInNigeria
Someone said to me a while ago that he'd rather lose that brother of his and have him killed by homophobes than having him alive and then knowing he is gay.
— Baby (Ph.D) (@Royal_dadd) March 10, 2020
I stood up, dusted my feet and walked away. He stinks!#EndHomophobiaInNigeria
