Gay community in bauchi, nigeria

Islamic courts operate in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria. Four Nigerian men have received 20 lashes each after an Islamic court in the northern city of Bauchi convicted them of gay sex, officials say. Confessions had been forced from the Muslim men after they were beaten up in custody, a rights activist said. They were among a group of people arrested late last year.

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Nigeria has tightened laws against homosexuals, including a ban on shows of same-sex affection. An Islamic court in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi has put on trial 11 Muslim men accused of being homosexuals in violation of their religion, a religious leader has told the BBC. A 12th person arrested - a Christian - would be tried under secular law, a BBC reporter says. Under Islamic law, a person can be sentenced to death by stoning if convicted of homosexuality.

July 1, by David Adenuga, Bauchi. Bauchi is a deeply conservative Muslim-dominated state with strong support for Islamic law. Situated in the North-East geopolitical zone, it was one of the states that re-introduced the Sharia as part of its legal system in Northern Nigeria. The state forbids homosexuality, known in Hausa language as Luwadi.