Hotel Owner Arraigned For Aiding Homosexuality

On Friday, the Lagos state government arraigned the owner of Vintage Hotel in Owode Onirin area of Ikorodu, Chief Patrick Okeze before a Yaba Magistrate Court for his alleged involvement in homosexuality related issues. The said Patrick was arrested for aiding and promoting same sex sexual activities and gay club in his hotel. 

The man Okeze was arraigned alongside two of his workers, Sunday Isang and Bright Oba were arraigned for allowing young men and minors partake in gay sex at the hotel.

28 adults and 12 minors were on Thursday arraigned before a Yaba and Ebute-Metta Magistrate Courts respectively for the said crime at the hotel.

Okeze alongside his workers were said to have specifically  aided 40 people and others still at large, to engage in same sex activities as well as gay club/party in the said Vintage Hotel.

In his ruling, Magistrate Ojo ordered the defendants to be remanded in prison pending the DPP advice. The Magistrate also adjourned the matter to September 4, 2017.