Two teenage boys, Gideon Harrison, 19 and Ifeanyi Ezeorji, 14, have been
arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for having sex with each other in
the Ikotun area of Lagos.
They were arrested on October 23 by the Ikotun Police Division after one of the
neighbours, Toheeb Adekunle who caught them in the act, reported them.
Adekunle was said to have told the
police that Harrison had the habit of sleeping with boys in the area.
police that Harrison had the habit of sleeping with boys in the area.
Police report say Harrison and Ezeorji had sex with each other through the
anus, an act known as sodomy.
The two boys have since been taken to the State Criminal Investigations
Department, Yaba, but the parents of the younger one claim he is innocent.
Department, Yaba, but the parents of the younger one claim he is innocent.
Speaking with punch, his mother,
Mrs. Chinyere Ezeorji, said that her son is still a virgin.
Mrs. Chinyere Ezeorji, said that her son is still a virgin.
“My son is just 14 years old. He
does not do such things. He is not even mature yet. He takes his bath outside,
some times in the presence of his sisters to tell you that he is young. His
father had died in September this year, and we have yet to bury him. The family
is still grieving him. All I know is that there is no truth in the
allegation.
does not do such things. He is not even mature yet. He takes his bath outside,
some times in the presence of his sisters to tell you that he is young. His
father had died in September this year, and we have yet to bury him. The family
is still grieving him. All I know is that there is no truth in the
allegation.
I don’t know about the other man. I have not even met him.
On the day of the alleged incident, my son had strolled to the motor park, and
there was a street fight. My son then told me later on that he was simply
watching the fight, and he had been arrested by the police.”
On the day of the alleged incident, my son had strolled to the motor park, and
there was a street fight. My son then told me later on that he was simply
watching the fight, and he had been arrested by the police.”
Confirming the report however, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,
DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said “Yes, they were arrested by the Ikotun Police
Division, and they have been charged to court. In law, this offence is called
sodomy, and it carries with it about seven to 14 years imprisonment if found
guilty, going by an Act of the National Assembly. You know, it is even against
culture and religion. The Christian, Islamic and even the traditional religions
condemn this in its entirety. So, the case has been taken to court.”
DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said “Yes, they were arrested by the Ikotun Police
Division, and they have been charged to court. In law, this offence is called
sodomy, and it carries with it about seven to 14 years imprisonment if found
guilty, going by an Act of the National Assembly. You know, it is even against
culture and religion. The Christian, Islamic and even the traditional religions
condemn this in its entirety. So, the case has been taken to court.”
