A suspected gay, identified simply as Ibe, narrowly escaped death after some angry youths from of Ntighauzo Community in Obingwa Local Government Area, Abia State, caught him having sex with another man.
Ibe, who
is from Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was caught in an
abandoned building.
The first
person to sight them raised the alarm, attracting the attention of other people
in the community. While his partner escaped, Ibe was caught. It was after
his arrest that the suspect allegedly confessed to have introduced over 50 boys
into the act.
One of the
angry youths in the community said Ibe claimed to have been initiated into the
act by Mr Emmanuel Okeke (42), sometime in January 2016. It was because
Okeke used to initiate young men into homosexuality, that he was nicknamed,
‘Homo Teacher,’ said Ibe.
According
to him, some months back, he and Okeke were caught by local vigilantes while
having sex. While Okeke escaped, Ibe was arrested.
He alleged
that after Okeke escaped, the vigilantes declared him wanted. The discovery and
subsequent declaration was said to have occurred in 2017. Ibe refused to
further disclose how he was alleged to have leave police custody in that 2017
after his arrest.
Ibe
reportedly said: “Since Okeke escaped, nobody had set eyes on him. We heard
that he fled to South Sudan and is now married.”
Another
youth in the community said: “Ibe told us that he had introduced over 50 youths
into the act. Some people saw him and his partner naked, clinging to each other
in an abandoned building and alerted youths in the community. His partner
escaped, but youths caught Ibe. While being beaten, he further confessed to
have been in the act since 2016.”
A youth in
the community, who gave his name as Kelechi, said Ibe had been handed over to
the police.
The state
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Geofrey Ogbonna, could not be
reached to confirm the story as he refused to pick his calls.
Ogbonna
also did not respond to a text message sent to him mobile line.
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