The gay couple
* Abort ongoing same-sex marriage
By Jon Egie
Operatives of Delta State Police Command have arrested 67 suspects and aborted a gay marriage planned and was ongoing at Teebolus Hotel off Refinery Road Ekpan, Warri.
Among the suspects were the all male gay couple, Daniel Pius (the groom) aged 22yrs old and Maxwel Ohwonohwo (bride) aged 20yrs for whom the same-sex wedding ceremony was allegedly being conducted.
On Monday, 27th of August, 2023 at about 2100hrs, Operatives of a patrol team attached to Ekpan Division intercepted a male cross-dresser who claimed to be an actor and upon interrogation, he confessed that he was a member of a certain gay club and that he was on his way to join his fellow members for a gay marriage ceremony.
Acting on that intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Aliyu Shaba, raided Teebolus Hotel off Refinery Road Ekpan, Warri where some suspected gay members were holding the gay marriage ceremony.
As the operatives arrived at the said hotel, the gay members immediately took to flight, scampering in different directions. The policemen chased and arrested a total number of sixty-seven suspects both male and female.
Before the arrest they were in attendance and involved in a procedure of allegedly conducting a same-sex wedding ceremony between Daniel Pius ‘m’(the groom) aged 22yrs old and Maxwel Ohwonohwo ‘m’ (bride) aged 20yrs.
The venue of the illicit event was searched, and the following items were recovered at the scene: one codeine bottle, three cups of refined Canadian loud, five sachets of SK, one sachet of tramadol, four tablets of molly drug, one crusher, gay marriage ceremonial dresses.
During investigation, one of the suspects named Abel Daniel ‘m’ aged 23 yrs stated that while he was under the influence of alcohol, one male suspect who is at large had sex with him through his anus at the hotel. The suspects and exhibits are in custody and efforts are intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing members for possible prosecution.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, commenting on the development declared that Delta state is no place for any sort of same-sex relationship, stressing that marriage is valid only when it is contracted between a man and a woman.
He further warned that explicit or implicit public show of amorous relationships between people of the same sex is prohibited in the state and that any act of defiance is detrimental and deviants would be brought to book in accordance with Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013.
He called on members of the public to help the police uphold the moral standards of the society by being conscious of the environment, and never hesitate to provide credible and prompt information that will aid the maintenance of serenity within the command.
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