The Nigerian police in Abuja last Saturday February 6th, disrupted a gay wedding
between the two men pictured above. The wedding between Abdul Lawal
(right) who is supposed to be the husband and Umar Tahir (left) the
wife, was supposed to hold at a popular hotel in Jiwa Community of
Abuja, King’s Land Hotel in Abuja. Acting on a tip off, the police laid
siege at the venue of the wedding. Continue reading with more photos
Guests had
already started arriving the venue of their wedding which was well
decorated and as soon as the bride and groom, both from Kaduna state,
arrived the venue, they were immediately arrested and taken to the
Gwagwa Police Station where they were detained.
Eyewitnesses say that other people, including the sponsors of the
wedding, chairman of the occasion and the owner of the hotel were also
arrested during the raid.
The sponsors of the marriage were named as Abubakar Tahir and Mohammed Sani.
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| This is the premises of the hotel where it happened. It is just about 45 minutes to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
