The usual end of the year celebrations in the sleepy Umuoha Community in Awgu Local Government of Enugu State of Nigeria in 2018 turned sour and hysteric following the uproar generated by the discovering of two male members of the community said to be allegedly involved in homosexual activity.
The entire community was thrown into confusion around mid morning on that fateful day when the news broke out that two young men, James Obi and Okwudili Anioke were found stark naked in an abandoned uncompleted building in a manner suggestive of engaging in homosexual relationship
In Umuoha as indeed many parts of traditional Nigerian society, homosexuality is viewed as a taboo which incurs the sanction or instant death or banishment on discovery. More so, this traditional norm was amplified by the enactment of the anti gay law by the Nigerian National Assembly in 2014 and this law prescribes a 14 year jail term for any person apprehended in homosexual act.
James and his Okwudili narrowly escaped being lynched and had ran away from the village and to this date, their whereabouts has remained unknown even as both have been declared wanted.
Even their parents affirmed that they should die for committing such a bad act or go into exile for bringing such shame on the family and for profaning the community.
As it stands now, both lives remain in danger because they have been declared wanted. He cannot expect any protection from the law enforcement agency as they would rather arrest or kill him.
Meanwhile, the divisional police in Enugu have received the complaint against them from the traditional head of the community HRH Igwe Odinaka Udo and has consequently declared them wanted for charges of homosexuality.

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