Coverage dated August 28, 2023
More than 60 "gay suspects" detained at same-sex wedding in Nigeria Headline from CBS News
"We are in Africa and we are in Nigeria," said a police spokesperson. "We cannot copy the Western world because we don't have the same culture."
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CBS News
More than 60 "gay suspects" detained at same-sex wedding in Nigeria ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Aug 28, 2023
CBS News's feed description "We are in Africa and we are in Nigeria," said a police spokesperson. "We cannot copy the Western world because we don't have the same culture."
NBC 6 South Florida
More than 60 people arrested for attending gay wedding in Nigeria ↗ (opens NBC 6 South Florida) Published Aug 28, 2023
Same headline from 4 more outlets NBC 6 South Florida's feed description State police spokesman Bright Edafe said that homosexuality “will never be tolerated” in Nigeria
New York Post
More than 60 people detained at gay wedding in Nigeria ↗ (opens New York Post) Published Aug 28, 2023
New York Post's feed description A state police spokesman told reporters that homosexuality “will never be tolerated” in Nigeria.
CNN
Police raid suspected gay wedding in Nigeria and arrest more than 200 people ↗ (opens CNN) Published Aug 28, 2023
CNN's feed description Nigerian police said Tuesday they arrested more than 200 people at a suspected gay wedding the day before, in one of the biggest mass arrests in recent years targeting the country’s LGBTQ community.
Courthouse News Service
More than 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern Nigeria ↗ (opens Courthouse News Service) Published Aug 28, 2023
Same headline from 1 more outlet Courthouse News Service's feed description Nigeria is one of a growing list of African countries that have enacted laws criminalizing same-sex relationships.
NBC News
More than 60 people arrested at a gay wedding in southern Nigeria ↗ (opens NBC News) Published Aug 28, 2023
Same headline from 1 more outlet NBC News's feed description Arrests of gay people are common in Nigeria, where the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act carries up to 10 years in jail for gay individuals.
Fox News
Nigerian police detain at least 67 people celebrating gay wedding ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Aug 28, 2023
Fox News's feed description Nigeria police detained at least 67 people at a gay wedding in Delta. Gay people can face up to 14 years in prison under the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act.
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