It is a piece of information that would alarm members of the public that 40 young men recently arrested in Lagos for homosexual have tested HIV-positive and now roam freely in the society as a result and the consequential catastrophe that could arise from such scenario is accentuated by two facts. One,the individual are not the age citizens. They are gay. Two, in light of their knowledge of their precarious health situation, there is a propensity among some of them to suddenly go on an infection-spree mission most disturbingly, the easiest thing for the malicious ones to do.
The disturbing dimension of the fact is that these sex poachers are on an active recruitment drive. worse still, they have constituted themselves into a club of committed homosexuals drawn from far and near.
Arrested and remanded,their case had quickly become a can of worms for the handling authorities. The prison authority hastily flushed them out of the facility to avert a likely HIV epidemic were they to stay for a further length of time,though not fast enough, for during the brief spell, one of them had sex with an inmate!
The court too went soft on them by 'watering' down the bail condition for an office that is one of the gravest in the country's criminal code. Now free, as you read this page, that they could be infecting new persons by the day is not far-fetched.
As disturbing as the narrative may sound, it is a story that is currently unravelling in Lagos state. It started with the apprehending of 40 suspected homosexuals who were arraigned and were to be remanded but had to go through mandatory HIV test in Kiri kiri prison. The result of the test was the shocking discovery that nearly all of them were infected with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
The arrested and the sequel
Weeks back, policemen from the Lagos state command raided a hotel in ketu area of the state where several young men and minors suspected to be homosexuals were having meeting. They were having their meeting. They were arraigned at the Ebute-metta magistrate court and the yaba magistrate court in Lagos, for allegedly engaging in homosexuality, which is a crime in Nigeria.
The adults amongst them were identified as Adedayo kamadupe,Abiodun Pedro, Ikechukeu onyebuchi and Dike Stanley. Others are oji charles Isioma,Garuba Ibrahim,Monday favour, Ayo Marcus Ayobamidele and stanly Adeasbo.Victor Isaac,Godwin Williams,kashi mawo Oluwatosin,Abass Tajudeen,Olamigoke Adeola and Yussuf fawaz are also the suspects.
Others are Johnson Michael,Francis Michael,Samuel Adeyinka,Samuel Collins,kazeem Akorede,Adebayo Bukola, Ochiagha Ifeanyi, Babatunde Taiwo, Raphael Dugh,Keneth Ubaji,Alisi Ferdinand okechikwu, malik Ahmed and olamide Adeola.
According to the criminal charge, the defendants were said to have "on or about July 29,2017, at vintage Hotel, No.999 Ikorodu Road/Toyin close,weigh Bridge,owode onirin, Lagos Magisterial District, did engage in gay activities by permitting male persons to have carnal knowledge of themselves against the order of nature and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 216 of criminal law of Lagos state ,2015."
The prosecution team led by Ms Adetutu Oshinushi from the Directorate of public prosecution (DPP), Lagos state ministry of justice reportedly did not appose their bail application but urged the court to direct the defendants to submit themselves to the Lagos state Aids Control Agency (LSACA) for monitoring the Lagos state domestic and sexual violence Response Team(DSVRT) for rehabilitation.
The magistrate also granted the request of the prosecution demanding monitoring and sexual rehabilitation for the defendants,while the matter was adjourned to September 8,2017.
In line with that order,Saturday day sun learnt that the suspects were returned back to the police station where they would be detained while they perfect their bail.
Also, a non-governmental organization was said to have provided counseling HIV test was conducted. They got the shock of their lives when it was allegedly discovered that 99 percent of the suspect tested positive and some of them were already in an advanced stage. Some of them were already breaking down due to lack of medication
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