PRO gay activists under the umbrella body of LGBTI (Members of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transsexuals and Inter-sex) in the Diaspora Thursday protested against Nigeria’s prohibition of same sex marriage outside the Nigerian High Commission in London.
The protesters started trickling in ones and
twos just before the 3p.m (4p.m. Nigerian time) and completely caught the High Commission unawares. When The Guardian asked a senior staff of the High Commission, who was returning from shopping if the embassy was aware of it, he expressed shock and responded, “where are they? They’ve always told us they’re coming, we don’t know it’s today,” before quickly entering the office.
Led by a cheerleader carrying a megaphone, they chanted and blew horns, “shame on you Nigeria, shame, shame, shame.” The leader, shouting with the zeal of an evangelist, screamed and alleged that ‘’many Nigerian lawmakers are lesbians and gays, but hiding under cover to prosecute ordinary Nigerians.”
The cheerleader, Davis Mac-Iyalla, asked by The Guardian if he has any proof that some Nigerian leaders are gays and lesbians, he nodded in the affirmative and said, “Yes, I know at least seven in both the Senate and House of Reps.” When The Guardian asked if he could mention names, naturally, he declined, saying “they are in the minority and it will be wrong of me to mention their names, but they are there.”
Nigerian guardian.
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