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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The Nigeria Police has explained why it cannot arrest crossdressers in the country.
Speaking on Channels Television on Tuesday, Force spokesperson, CP Muyiwa Adejobi, said that crossdressers cannot be arrested because crossdressing is not yet a punishable offence in Nigeria.
He noted that even if there were allegations that people who crossdress are also part of the LGBTQ community, there is no specific evidence to back up the claim.
“There are some cases that are always very difficult to prove. I’m not ruling out that we have many of them. Let us be reasonable, you can’t have someone you want to prosecute without having credible evidences against them. I have not read anywhere where crossdressing is an offence in Nigeria.
“Some of them that are into crossdressing, the allegation is that they are into something else. That’s where the problem lies. We need to have enough proof, credible evidence to prove that they are actually into that. All those offences are natural offences in Nigeria and they are punishable under our laws,” he said
Adejobi’s assertion comes at a time when Nigerians are questioning the moral stance of popular crossdresser, Bobrisky, who was recently named the best dressed female at the premier of a movie by Eniola Ajao.