One man have narrowly escaped death, while other allegedly lynched to death by an enraged mob after the pair were caught engaging in a same-sex relationship.
The tragic incident, which took place, at Ebedi, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State on August 14th, 2026 sent the community into frenzy as they besieged one Shobowale Sunday Oluwafemi and Tunde Ganiyu his partner.
An aggrieved youth disclosed that Oluwafemi and his partner were caught in a consensual intimate act by some youths of the community and were dealt with as it is against the laws of the land and Nigeria.
It was gathered that the ‘abomination’ act triggered a violent mob attack, and the men were brutally attacked, resulting in the alleged death of Oluwafemi’s partner.
It was gathered that the incident led to a pandemonium after the death of Ganiyu as the aggrieved youths decided to unleash terror on Oluwafemi but escaped with serious injuries after the arrival of the police.
According to an eyewitness, the aggrieved youth of the community have lunch a massive hunt on Oluwafemi while the remains of his partner was handed over to the police.
It was also gathered that the mob had declared the escaped partner Oluwafemi wanted dead or alive.
It would be recalled that in 2014 Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act criminalises same-sex relationships, marriage and public displays of affection between same-sex individuals.
The law also prohibits participation in LGBTQ+ organizations or events, with violators facing up to 10 years in prison.
While the law is meant to be enforced by the State, recent incident over the year had shown increase in violent and mob-led enforcement actions against same-sex relationship thereby resulting to extra judicial action leading to death of persons involved in such act.
Statement from the Oyo State Police command on the incident was being awaited as of press time.
