The Father of the young man who was sentenced to death in Bauchi for homosexuality has spoken.
Recall that a Sharia Court in Ningi Local Government Area of the state had sentenced three men to death by stoning on the ground of being homosexual on June 29, 2022.
Speaking to newsmen on his son’s innocence, Mal. Ya’u Isubu Gwada said his son admitted to the offense under duress as he was being beaten, adding that they didn’t employ the service of a legal practitioner because they were not financially capable.
He said;
“My son was not among those who committed the offense of homosexuality. It was later that those arrested and implicated him were among them. He was then arrested and charged with them,”
He also said that his son was implicated because he was among the people that got the others arrested.
“I am sure that it was because I participated in the arrest of the two people, that they decided to implicate my son to get even with me.”
A visibly worried Yau Isubu said that the family is doing everything humanly possible to see to it that their son was freed before the expiration of the 30 days grace for appeal given by the court.
He also pleaded that civil and human rights organizations in the country come to the aid of his son who is innocent of the offense considering that they do not have the financial strength to pursue an appeal in a higher court.
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