Police say efforts are underway to nab others who fled the scene.
YENAGOA: Nigerian police raided a gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, in the southern city of Warri in Delta state, and arrested 67 people, authorities said in a statement, following a tipoff from a person who knew of the event.
The tipoff about the ceremony came during police interrogation on Aug 27 of a male cross-dresser, who was dressed as a female, Delta police spokesman Edafe Bright said in a statement late yesterday.In Nigeria, like in most parts of Africa, homosexuality is generally viewed as unacceptable, and a 2014 anti-gay law took effect despite international condemnation.
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