LIFFE pushes for justice in the case of a man robbed in Delta State

LIFEE has worked with the police in Delta State to apprehend a suspected homophobic robber in the Ibusa area of Delta State. He is charged with robbery and attempted murder of a local man whom he and his associates suspect is gay. The arrest came a week after Delta State police met with representatives from …

A day Interactive workshop on Sexual health, religion & law

Condom use, HIV, human sexuality, abuse from homophobic religious leaders, coming out, human rights, internalized homophobia and effeminophobia. All those and more were topics of discussion at a March 3 workshop attended by about two dozen gay men in the Asaba area of Nigeria. To present the workshop, NoStringsNG, the Nigerian LGBTIQ media organization, collaborated with …

LIFFE’s advocacy visit to traditional ruler and commissioner of police in Delta State

On March 5, delegates from LIFFE visited the obi (traditional leader), Senator Nosike Ikpo of Ibusa town, and the Delta State commissioner of police, Muhammad Mustafa, to inform them about a group of local criminals. That gang repeatedly lured people, including gay men, to their hideouts in Ibusa town, where they would beat them, rob …