Nigeria - Committee on Enforced Disappearances - LGBTIQ+ Rights
Date: December 1, 2021
Country: Nigeria
Issues: Enforced Disappearance, LGBTIQ+ Rights
Mechanism: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Report Type: List of Issues
Country: Nigeria
Issues: Enforced Disappearance, LGBTIQ+ Rights
Mechanism: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Report Type: List of Issues
Enforced disappearances of LGBTI+
people by non-State actors are prevalent in Nigeria and fail to be adequately
investigated and prosecuted by State officials. Kidnapping and abduction on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is a serious issue that is often
not reported to police because many LGBTI+ individuals fear discrimination,
arbitrary arrest and detention, or being ignored by police. Under the Same Sex
Marriage (Prohibition) Act, a wide range of activities associated with LGBTI+
life carry a prison sentence of ten years, disincentivizing LGBTI+ people to
report incidents of enforced disappearance.
