Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014 calls for prison sentences of up to 14 years for any Nigerian who enters into a same-sex marriage and up to 10 years to anyone who attends or assists in a same-sex wedding.

It’s all in keeping with Sharia.

In addition, sharia law, which applies in northern Nigeria, provides for the death penalty for homosexual activity by men.

Although the article below states that the death penalty has not been reported in northern Nigeria, it’s likely because its difficult to catch a homosexual in the act, which actually happened recently in Indonesia’s Aceh province, where vigilante “religious police” spied on a gay couple and handed them over to authorities.

Newsweek also reported the arrest of the 53 as a “same-sex marriage conspiracy” and reported:

Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian LGBT rights activist based in the U.K., tells Newsweek that the men are being “blackmailed” by police. “This incident is a reflection of the absurdity of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. We know that people can be blackmailed for it….

Homosexuals are targeted wantonly under Sharia, and not exclusively in countries such as Nigeria, Indonesia, and Iran. This targeting happens even in Western nations. Recall the preaching of an imam near the location of the Pulse Nightclub massacre who called for the “compassionate” killing of gays. The same thing happened in Toronto some years ago:

As the Pride parade wound its way down Yonge St. on Sunday afternoon, a religious scholar at Toronto Metro Convention Centre briefly reiterated his view that homosexuals caught in the act should be executed in countries governed by Islamic law. Ditto for a group of Imams at the Australian National Imams Council.

“53 arrests in Nigeria for alleged same-sex wedding,” by Colin Stewart, 76 Crimes (thanks to The Religion of Peace), April 20, 2017: