Kebbi State governor Nasir Idris has dismissed claims that his domain has the highest number of registered homosexuals and lesbians.
Governor Idris was reacting to figures put out by Dr. Nasir Kigo who is the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in Birnin Kebbi. He made the claim during a lecture he delivered at an Islamic gathering put the number at 15,979 homosexuals and 18,567 lesbians.
“After thorough investigation, the government discovered that it was false information. Therefore, we are calling on the general public to disregard this piece of information because it lacks merit,” Governor Idris stated.
The governor said the Permanent Secretary may be sanctioned for his claims which went viral on Facebook. During the lecture, he allegedly claimed that the initial census revealed Sokoto State had 9,978 registered members practicing homosexuality, placing it second in the federation. He also stated that Sokoto had 10,456 registered lesbians, ranking third nationally.
