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Gay leader almost died in
attack
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Mar 2008 – Nigeria-A gay leader of the Changing Attitude Nigeria
(CAN) group says he feared for his life after a mob attack outside a
funeral ceremony in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
"I have
never known fear like I knew when they were brutalizing me. I thought
they were going to kill me there and then," says the victim, who did not
want to be named.
While
hymn singing was going on for a group member, a muscular man walked up
to the man and asked for a word outside the compound.
"The
next thing I saw was a mob group who were there to attack me. They
started slapping and punching me, kicked me on the ground and spat on
me.
"While
beating me they were shouting: 'You notorious homosexual, you think can
run away from us for your notorious group to cause more abomination in
our land?'
"I am in
total shock and living in fear while feeling the pains," the victim
said. |
