Human rights activist, Festus Keyamo, condemns Bobrisky's arrest

It can be recalled that self-acclaimed Nigerian male barbie, Bobrisky, was recently arrested and lots of persons have linked his arrest to a now deleted instagram post in which he stated that he is gay.

Though, in an exclusive interview with Bobrisky, he alleged that serial entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, was behind his arrest, it still hasn't stopped some Nigerians from holding firmly to their opinion that the arrest was as a result of the male barbie publicly accepting being gay.

In a recent interview with human rights activist and frontline Lawyer, Festus Keyamo, to find out if it was legal for anyone to be arrested for publicly admitting being gay.

He had this to say:

"For me, you have to be caught in the act. Yes, it may amount to corrupting public moral when you go on social media to announce you are gay but we are talking about the law here and not sentiment and if we are talking about the law, the person has to be caught in the act.

Except the person says he is gay and refers to a particular gay act that can be verified. For example, if Mr. A comes out on social media to say I am a thief, he cannot be arrested because his declaration that he is a thief cannot be linked to a particular act of stealing.

Anybody can come out to say I am a kidnapper but if you do not link that declaration to a particular incident that happened, that person cannot be arrested.

So also, if a person comes out to say I am gay and you can’t link it to a particular gay act that actually happened or that he was caught in the act, I think it is wrong for such a person to be arrested.

You can only be arrested when you consent to the act that can be verified. He can be arrested for saying that he is gay but it must be linked to a gay act that happened. You cannot be arrested for just saying you are gay."