A young man who was suspected of being gay was forcibly stripped of his clothes and made to walk through the streets of the Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai Municipality in the Western North Region.

The victim was allegedly confronted by a group of young men who accused him of engaging in a "demonic act."

According to reports by oyerepafmonline.com, the victim, identified as a resident of Bibiani Old Compound, had travelled to the community of Hwenampori in the Bibiani township to meet another young man with whom he had expressed interest.

The young man who lured the victim to the location revealed his perspective on the incident.

He stated, "I was buying rice one day when he approached me... when I went to listen to him, he claimed he lost my contact, and I willingly gave it to him despite not knowing him before.

"He told me that he wanted to date me and take care of me... so I asked him how and at the time I was coughing, so he said he could get me drugs and other things..."

We later arranged for him to visit me so that we can have a sexual encounter, the victim added, stating that he had set up gadgets to record the guy in question.

"My friends were there but I was recording him at the time, so he came and as he was about to remove his dress my friends came there and stripped him naked, so we took him through the entire town and the boys wanted to beat him to death but one of my friends saved him and we handed him to the police."

The victim was injured, and it took the intervention of another community leader, Sibo, who told the attackers not to attack him but rather hand over to the police for the law to