The United States Government has expressed its reservations over the passage of the Same Sex prohibition bill into law by President Jonathan.
The legislation makes gay relationships and marriage illegal and carnies strict punishment including jaul term of up to 10 years for violators.
US Secretary of State, John Kerry has said that the US was “deeply concerned” by Nigeria’s new law which “dangerously restricts freedom of assembly, association and expression for all Nigerians.”
Kerry said the act “is inconsistent with Nigeria’s international legal obligations and undermines the democratic reforms and human rights protections enshrined in its 1999 constitution.”
“People everywhere deserve to live in freedom and equality. No one should face violence or discrimination for who they are or who they love,” Kerry said in a statement.
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