Two
suspected homosexuals, Orji Odinaka, 32, and Ejineme Nonso, 22, are being held
by the police in Enugu State.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere
Amaraizu, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the two men were
rescued from an irate mob that wanted to set them ablaze.
He
said the incident took place in the Coal Camp area of Enugu on Saturday.
Amaraizu
explained that Odinaka, a commercial driver in Enugu, was accosted by the
mob after he attempted to rape one Sunday, a wheelbarrow pusher, who was in the
same room with him.
“The
boy raised the alarm, a development which attracted people in the area.
“Nonso,
who was alleged to be Odinaka’s accomplice in the gay practice, was also
accosted by the mob after another boy, Chimezie, revealed that he had been
threatening him for refusing to succumb to his homosexual advances,” the PPRO added.
Amaraizu
said the mob had already stripped Odinaka and Nonso naked, and was about
setting them ablaze when policemen from the Enugu Central Police Station
arrived at the scene.
The
two men were immediately taken into custody.
Amaraizu
said Odinaka told the police that he was married, but his wife left him because
of his homosexual activities.
Odinaka
also allegedly said he had visited several men of God for prayers in an
unsuccessful bid to drop the homosexual habit.
Nonso
was said to have told the police that he had left the homosexual practice until
he saw the boy, Chimezie, who reported him to the irate mob.
Amaraizu
said the two homosexuals were being investigated by the police.
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