How police arrest gay couple during wedding in Delta
The Nigeria Police Force, Delta State command has arrested a man, 22 and his male partner in the state. They were holding a wedding ceremony when the police personnel nabbed them. Dozens of other gays were also apprehended by the police.
The police command made a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, ok Tuesday that the suspects have been paraded. In the post, the command said, Delta State command have arrested (sic) over hundred (sic) gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly to parade the said suspects.”
Meanwhile, the Online Parrot News later found out that only 67 suspects were actually arrested by the command. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe released a statement to give further accounts of the development.
The PPRO disclosed that a 20-year-old Maxwell Ohwonohwo and Daniel Pius (both males) were marry in the hotel.
Parts of the statement read, “On the 27th of August, 2023 at about 2100hrs, operatives of the divisional patrol team attached to Ekpan Division intercepted a male cross-dresser who claimed to be an actor; upon interrogation, he confessed that he is a member of a certain gay club and that he was on his way to join his fellow members for a gay marriage ceremony.
“Acting on intelligence gathered, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Aliyu Shaba, raided Teebolus Hotel off Refinery Road Ekpan Warri where some suspected gay members were reportedly holding a gay marriage ceremony. As the operatives arrived at the said hotel, the gay members immediately took to flight, scampering in different directions.
“The policemen chased and arrested a total number of sixty-seven suspects both male and female for allegedly conducting and attending a same-sex wedding ceremony between Daniel Pius ‘m’(the groom) aged 22yrs old and Maxwel Ohwonohwo ‘m’ (bride) aged 20yrs.
“The venue of the illicit event was searched, and the following items were recovered at the scene: one codeine bottle, three cups of refined Canadian loud, five sachets of SK, one sachet of tramadol, four tablets of molly drug, one crusher, gay marriage ceremonial dresses.
“During investigation, one of the suspects named Abel Daniel ‘m’ aged 23 yrs stated that while he was under the influence of alcohol, one male suspect who is at large had sex with him through his anus at the hotel.
“The suspects and exhibits are in custody and efforts are intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing members for possible prosecution.
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