Published By: pmnews
22nd October, 2015
The first Nigerian to come out on national TV is appealing to British MPs in London to speak to Nigerian officials and politicians about a draconian law that makes even befriending a gay person a crime punishable by 10 years in jail.
Exiled Bisi Alimi told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been tortured and persecuted, has lost his home, his job and his country because of his sexual orientation.
The Berlin-based university lecturer said he is using his story to explain the plight of gays in his homeland where most people believe homosexuality is evil.
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