A judge of the Karu
Senior Magistrates’ Court in
Abuja, Nafisatu Buba has sent upcoming Nollywood actor, Bestwood
Chukwuemeka to
three months imprisonment for pleading guilty to homosexuality offence.
The 28-year-old who was tried on
Monday, September 17, 2012 at the court, confessed to have engaged in the act
but claimed to have been under the influence of alcohol. He however begged that
the court be merciful on him, ‘I am guilty of the charge against me.
I was under the influence of alcohol and I want the court to temper justice
with mercy’, he said.
The presiding judge however, would not give in to such excuse as she slammed
him with a three months jail term without an option of fine, adding that it
will serve as a lesson to other youth ‘who hide under the influence of alcohol
to commit crimes’.
Meanwhile, the actor when previously
arraigned, had pleaded not guilty, saying, ‘I came back drunk from the night club
and thought I was sleeping on the same bed with my girl-friend and I started
romancing her’ which
got him a bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties, but when he pleaded
guilty on the second trial, he was summarily tried and sentenced.
It will be recalled that
Nollywood comic act, John Okafor, otherwise
known as Mr Ibuin a recent
interview, mentioned homosexuality as a factor limiting the growth of the movie
industry.
Homosexuality, according to the
Same Sex Marriage prohibition bill passed in 2011, prescribes 14 years jail
term for whoever enters into a same sex marriage contract and a 10 year
jail term for whoever registers, operates a gay organisation or makes a public
display of same sex amorous relationship.
Source: The Net
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