By Olamide Jasanya
A judge of the Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, Nafisatu Buba has sent upcoming Nollywood actor, Bestwood Chukwuemeka to three months imprisonment for pleading guilty to homosexuality offence.
The 28-year-old who was tried on Monday, September 17, 2012 at the court, confessed to have engaged in the act but claimed to have been under the influence of alcohol. He however begged that the court be merciful on him, ‘I am guilty of the charge against me. I was under the influence of alcohol and I want the court to temper justice with mercy’, he said. The presiding judge however, would not give in to such excuse as she slammed him with a three months jail term without an option of fine, adding that it will serve as a lesson to other youth ‘who hide under the influence of alcohol to commit crimes’.
Meanwhile, the actor when previously arraigned, had pleaded not guilty, saying, ‘I came back drunk from the night club and thought I was sleeping on the same bed with my girl-friend and I started romancing her’ which got him a bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties, but when he pleaded guilty on the second trial, he was summarily tried and sentenced.
It will be recalled that Nollywood comic act, John Okafor, otherwise known as Mr Ibu in a recent interview, mentioned homosexuality as a factor limiting the growth of the movie industry.
Homosexuality, according to the Same Sex Marriage prohibition bill passed in 2011, prescribes 14 years jail term for whoever enters into a same sex marriage contract and a 10 year jail term for whoever registers, operates a gay organisation or makes a public display of same sex amorous relationship.
15 comments
What a shame…….. I really hope it stoped here cos for one to b caught doing such means He is an addict on Homosexual act…. God come to our Aid
Naija court, i love the way u pple ar making d use of RULE OF LAW & CONSTITUTION nowdays thanks, let it serve as leason 2 other who ar in d same act.
AL THESE ARE ON BECAUSE D WORLD HATES RIGHTEOUNESS.HOMOSEXUALITY ALONGSIDE FORNICATION ARE SIN.WHY CAN MEN REPENT4ONCE?
WHAT PEOPLE GIVES THEMSELF2RULES THEIR LIVES.D BETTER INFLUENCE ONE SHOULD B UNDER IS THAT OF JESUS CHRIST.
Serve him rigth idiot.u ve already spoil ur career.
he deserves more than dat
Wonder what they enjoy. Same sex, a man to a man is the most disgusting
Wait a minute peeps.. He said he came back 4rm d club drunk..then he romanced d ‘alcohol given girlfriend’ b4 inserting his gay prick .? Who’s d guy being made luv to? Was he a dead log of wood dat he laid thr while being romanced?. In d same vein..wats 3 mths? Or is dat 4 a training 4 d real 14 yrs imprisonment 4 homosexual practices? D constitution stipulates a 14 yrs term 4 d act y then was he given 3 mths?. All d same dude,ur carrer don kpomehh!! Hightime guyz realized dat too much alchohol is bad!!
Such a shame,how is he gonna explain that:to his fans,to the industry,his family and entire nigeria. upcoming and his already denting his career!
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Föøòóôõl . .u deserve more. .buh i wana gt sth. .who xactly ws d oda guy
Nawah o,eleyi bad gan
Any 1 cougt in d act shud b dealt wit torougly’ so dat odas wil learn, i lov wat d court did, kip it up
Jesus christ said God forgive them for they know not what they are doing.I pray for Nigeri. Una weldon ooo
You are all a bunch of idiot bigots. It is easy to see why the rest of the world thinks of you as scammers. Shame shame shame on all the negativity. What this man did in his own home……is is business. Not yours or the governments.