Ebere Amaraizu
Two suspected homosexuals, Orji Odinaka, 32, and Ejineme Nonso, 22, narrowly escaped being set ablaze on Saturday in the Coal Camp area of Enugu by an intolerant, angry mob. The two are now in the custody of Enugu State police.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Sunday, that the two men were rescued from an angry mob that wanted to set them ablaze.
He explained that Odinaka, a commercial driver in Enugu, was accosted by the mob after he attempted to rape one Sunday, a wheelbarrow pusher, who was in the same room with him.
“The boy raised the alarm, a development which attracted people in the area.
“Nonso, who was alleged to be Odinaka’s accomplice in the gay practice, was also accosted by the mob after another boy, Chimezie, revealed that he had been threatening him for refusing to succumb to his homosexual advances,” the PPRO added.
Amaraizu said the mob had already stripped Odinaka and Nonso naked, and was about setting them ablaze when policemen from the Enugu Central Police Station arrived at the scene.
The two men were immediately taken into custody.
Odinaka told the police that he was married, but his wife left him because of his homosexual proclivities. He also revealed that he had visited several men of God for prayers but has been unable to chnage his sexual inclination.
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