Police foil attack on two suspected gays in Ogun

Police, on Friday, foiled an attack on two persons suspected to be involved in homosexual activities in Oke-Oko community in Ifo town, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The victims were rescued from an angry mob that nearly lynched them for what was described as “sinful and abominable act.”

Irate youths who had allegedly caught the suspects in the act pounced on them and nearly lynched them before policemen came to their rescue.

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It was gathered that one of the victims, Tope Ajayi, had allegedly lured many male youths in the area into the illicit acts since he moved into Oke-Oko last December.

It was also learnt that youth in the community, who were suspicious of Tope’s sexual behaviour, had set up a surveillance team to monitor him. He was reportedly caught on Friday ‘in the act’ with a male partner, identified as Aliyu.

A resident of the community, who spoke with Tribune Online on condition of anonymity, disclosed that Tope had been previously caught in the similar act in Egbeda area of Lagos with one Olatunde Laziz who escaped and never returned to his family for fear of being attacked by the members of the community.

When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the incident was not reported, and he was not aware of it.