Facts in Q&A format

No. Nigeria’s Criminal Code Act (2004) contains provisions criminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts (framed as “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature”). It imposes a penalty of imprisonment of 14 years. ...

In December 2013 the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (2013) was passed in Nigeria (effective January 2014). The Act makes it illegal for same-sex individuals to marry, enter into a civil union, or gain entitlement to any benefits of a valid marriage. Any marriage or union entered into legally ou...

In its 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) found that, as of November 2020, there is full legal certainty that the death penalty is the legally prescribed punishment for consensual same-sex sexual acts in Nigeria and...

Yes, the police announced it will commence a clampdown of motorists with tinted glasses. This announcement is backed by law and punishable under Section 4 Subsection (1) Motor Vehicles (Prohibition Of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991. ...

There is no publicly available evidence that Mr Pantami is on the US watch list for terrorism. Since the Terrorist Screening Database, commonly known as “the watchlist”, is derived from classified intelligence and/or sensitive law enforcement information, the Terrorist Screening Center cannot co...

Boko Haram remains Nigeria’s deadliest terrorist group with a recorded increase in terrorist activity – mainly targeted at civilians –by 25% from 2019. The country is the third most impacted by terrorism in the world. But total deaths from terrorism in Nigeria fell to 1,245 in 2019, a 39...

The overall prison population in Nigeria was 65,741 as of 18 February 2021 according to World Prison Brief data. ...

In 2020, the Global Terrorism Index ranked Nigeria third out of 138 countries. The index defines terrorism as “the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation”. ...

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) is ranked the most corrupt entity in Nigeria. ...