Security Operatives in Cross River State has been urged to apprehend the organisers of a gay party for minors in a hotel in Calabar.
The call was made by the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem.
NIGERIACRIME learnt that the party was held in the state on Sunday, having in attendance numerous unaware kids as young as seven years old.
Reacting to the development, the Speaker, in a press statement signed by his media aide, Matthew Okache, insisted that relevant government MDAs must ensure that organisers and their collaborators are arrested.
Ayambem, who emphasised that no area of the state permits gay activities, warned anyone, or any organisation, involved in similar unlawful activities to desist or risk prosecution by the authorities.
He also issued a warning to hotels and nightclubs not to admit anyone under the age of 18 unless they are accompanied by parents or legal guardians.
Recall that former President Goodluck Jonathan signed the “Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill” into law in January 2014.
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This legislation carries a 14-year prison sentence for anyone found practising same-sex marriage in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, about nine persons lost their lives in different fire incidents that occurred in Kano state in June 2023.
Saminu Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the state fire service confirmed the development in a statement, explaining that within the month under review, 26 persons were rescued from the fire incidents that happened, stressing that property worth N6.7m was destroyed by fire in one month.
According to Abdullahi, 22 fire emergency-related calls were received by the agency in June, four were false, while 18 others were rescue calls.
He stated that under the leadership of the Director, Hassan Muhammad, the service in June 2023, received emergency calls from 27 fire stations across the state.
The statement explained, “Numbers of false alarms were four, estimated properties destroyed by fire disasters recorded from June 1 to 31, 2023, worth N6,700,500. Estimated property saved by our men from different fire disasters is valued at N17,200,000.”
The statement advised the general public to handle fire with care to avoid inferno, as well as abide by the traffic law to avoid road accidents.