Two suspected homosexuals escape jungle justice in Enugu State

Odinaka Orji, 32, a driver and Nonso Ejimene, 22, an accountancy
student from Ezeagu, were almost lynched by irate mob
yesterday, at Coal Camp over homosexual activities, LIB reports.
Both men were taken into custody and are helping the operatives
in their investigations.
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According to a statement issued by the Enugu State Police
Command, both men had been stripped naked before security
operatives arrived the scene and saved them. During
interrogation, Odinaka maintained that he is married but his wife
had left him owing to this illicit activities which he blamed on the
devil.
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According to him, he had visited many pastors to cure him. He
added that he was about to have intercourse with a boy staying
with him in the same room. The boy identified as Sunday, a
barrow pusher, ran out, shouting, which attracted the attention of
irate mob. He was caught and severely beaten before the Police
arrived.
On his own part, Nonso claimed that he is also in the habit but
had left it before what he described as "satanic act" pushed him
into the activity as he tried to have an intercourse with one of the
boys also staying with Odinaka, identified as, Chimezie, whom he
had severally threatened.


~ LIB