The Sokoto
State Police Command yesterday, cleared the air on the alleged gay marriage in
the state that led to the arrest of two suspects.
Speaking to
Daily Trust, spokesman of the Command, DSP Almustapha Sani, who had earlier
confirmed the arrest of two persons over the allegation, said investigations
revealed that the wedding was actually between a male and female but because of
the presence of ‘Yan Daudu,’ who were mimicking female mannerism, people in the
area thought it was gay marriage and alerted the police.
'Yan Daudu',
shorthand for "men who act like women" in Hausa language, means
"sons of Daudu," a fun-loving, gambling spirit worshiped in the
Muslim Bori practice, whose trance and dancing rituals are traditionally
associated with marginalised poor women, sex workers and disabled people. (The
guardian, 2013)
The landlord
of the house, Alhaji Shehu Adamu confirmed that ceremony took place but that
those who hired the venue were females with whom he is well acquainted and that
they told him it was a wedding ceremony.
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