On Tuesday, the Delta State Police Command reported that it had detained over 100 people who were allegedly performing a gay wedding in a Delta State hotel.

The state police announced that the suspects would be paraded soon in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account.

“Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade the said suspects.”

According to a report by The PUNCH, ever since enacting the anti-gay law in 2014, individuals suspected of being homosexual have faced arrest and public exposure by law enforcement agencies.

In December 2020, the Lagos State Police Command apprehended ten individuals on suspicion of engaging in homosexual activities within a brothel situated in the Okota region of the state.

Similarly, in an earlier incident in 2018, the police in the same state paraded 57 men who were accused of partaking in alleged homosexual activities at the Kelly Ann hotel in Egbeda.

Another occurrence took place in January 2022, when eight individuals believed to be homosexuals were arrested at a hotel in Isolo, Lagos, on charges of engaging in gay activities.

The PUNCH notes that the 2014 anti-gay legislation mandates a prison sentence of up to 14 years for individuals found guilty of engaging in sexual activities with members of the same sex.