76 arrested in Gombe over plans to host same-s£x wedding

76 suspects have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Gombe State Command for planning to host a same-sex wedding.

The state Public Relations Officer, Buhari Sa’ad, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Gombe.

He said out of the 76 suspects, 59 are males and 21 have confessed to being homosexuals. He added that 17 females were also arrested at the scene.

He said, “They were arrested at Duwa Plaza along Bauchi-Gombe Expressway while holding a homosexual birthday and they had plans to hold a same-sex wedding before our men raided the scene.

“Fifty-nine males were arrested, 21 wilfully confessed to being homosexuals and 17 females present at the scene were also picked.

“They will be charged to court to answer for their crime which is on social vice; a crime in Gombe State.”