A Nigerian family has publicly disowned their daughter, Shalom T. Shoremi, for applying for a licence for same-sex marriage at the Federal Marriage Registry.
The family who is obviously not pleased with the intended unholy union said they are disassociating themselves and will also severe ties with her.
The Shoremi family said they disown her on the grounds that what she plans to do is against the law in Nigeria.
In a newspaper clipping that has circulated on the internet, the family said she will not be entitled to anything from the family inheritance.
See what the family published below:
Nigeria is one of 38 African countries making up about 70 percent of the continent that has passed anti-gay legislation in one form or another.
Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the legislation criminalising same-sex marriage. The law was passed by members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives in Abuja on December 17, 2013, and it was signed into law by the president on January 7, 2014, although there was no public announcement.
The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act criminalizes same-sex marriage and provides for up to 14 years jail term for offenders under the Act.
This law even prohibits homosexuals from meeting in groups of two or more, bans marriage or civil unions between people of the same sex and criminalises gay clubs and events.
