Members of the gay community in
Anambra State on Wednesday disrupted
court proceedings at the Atani Chief
Magistrate's Court, while protesting the
arraignment of two of them for allegedly
having same sex relationship.
The gay members had thronged the
court as early as 9am to show solidarity
with their members arrested by the state
police command.
A large number of them came to the
court with femine outlook to the surprise
of the people around.
The group, who sang anti-police and
court songs, said they should be allowed
to exercise their fundamental human
rights and to show solidarity with their
members who were standing trial.
They also demanded the unconditional
release of the two accused persons,
vowing to continue to fight for their
rights despite the move by the National
Assembly to criminalise their
relationships.
However, the two accused persons,
whose identities could not immediately
be confirmed, were later remanded in
prison, as the magistrate's court said it
had no jurisdiction to try the matter.
Culled from The Punch
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