See photo: police parade six supspected homosexuals in Abia state.

Photo: Police parade six suspected homosexuals in
Abia State.

The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr
Anthony Ogbizi, on Thursday paraded suspected
homosexuals, arrested by security
agents in Aba, the heart of commerce of the state.
The suspects were identified as Nnamdi promise,Fred Ndubuisi, Kamsiriochukwu Onuoha,
Anderson Emeruwa , Sampson Nwadike and Anyanwu Chidera
.
According to Mr Anthony,  the suspects were arrested
at about 2am,at City Gobal Hotel in Aba.
The state police command stated
that the suspects were nabbed following a call from the manger of the hotel.
The Commissioner of Police, however, said the
hotel management would bring his evidence
against the suspects, who, he said, would be
charged to court.
It was added that the hotel manger
alleged that the suspects were seen kissing one
another at the hotel bar by an employee, who
reported the incident to the management.
It was further gathered that the manger went
to one of the hotel rooms, where two of the
suspects had checked in earlier and discovered
that they were six in the room, romancing and
kissing one anothers.
According to the police report, after
interrogating the suspects it was discovered that they
were members of a gang who came into Abia from
nearby states to practise the unnatural act in
the hotel room.
The suspects, however, denied committing the
crime, saying that they were in Aba for the
birthday party of one of their friends, Ndubuisi,
adding that their families were not aware that
they were arrested .
One of the suspects Ndubuisi stated that."I invited my friends over for my birthday party and iwanted to ludge them in two rooms but the rooms were filled up.that is why we were all in a room.Adding that they did not indulge in homosexuality,he said.
Another suspect, Chidera, who claimed to be an
undergraduate from the Imo State University,
Owerri, said they were all in one room because
they were told that the category of room they
asked for was not available.
He said, “I arrived the hotel at about 6pm and I
asked my friend to book for a room for me. The
hotel management said we should pay N5,000 for
a room and we could afford it. So, we decided to
manage that one room.
“After drinking at the hotel bar, we went to the
room to change our clothes. It was at that time
that we heard a knock on the door and when we
opened the door, the manager started asking
why we were six in the room.
“After explaining to him, he said they don’t
allow more that three persons in a room and that
was how he accused us of practising
homosexuality in the room. There was nothing
like kissing or making love in the room and we are
not gays.”