Bobrisky, James Brown, Others Risk Jail As Reps Consider Crossdressing Prohibition

Bobrisky, James Brown, Others Risk Jail As Reps Consider Crossdressing Prohibition

Bobrisky, James Brown, others risk jail as the House of Representatives is in receipt of a bill seeking to prohibit crossdressing in Nigeria.

The bill, sponsored by a member, Muda Lawal Umar, passed first reading on Tuesday.

Though objectives of the bill will only be debated at the second reading.

The legislation is titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 to Prohibit Cross Dressing; and for Related Matters.’

The bill particularly seeks to amend Section 4 of the Act by inserting a new Sub-clause 3 that reads, “(1) Cross—dressing whether done publicly prohibited

“(2) A person shall be deemed to have committed the offence publicly where it is published or displayed publicly notwithstanding that it was committed privately or in any place that would have ordinarily been described as private.

“Provided that this section of this Act shall not apply to cross dressing in the course of a stage play or in any bona fide public entertainment.”

The bill also seeks to amend Section 5 of the Act by inserting a new Sub-clause 4 that reads, “A person engaged in cross dressing is guilty of an offense and liable to imprisonment for six (6) months or to a fine of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000).

The bill further seeks an amendment to Section 7 of the Act iby introducing the word ‘cross dressing’ and defining it as “…the practice of wearing clothes usually worn by a person of the opposite sex.”

Idowu Babalola Photo
Idowu Babalola

Socially Not Social. IG & Twitter - @Idbragga

All author posts
Related Posts
Woli Agba Reveals First Time Experience In An Airplane
Woli Agba Reveals First Time Experience In An...

Comedian Woli Agba has narrated how scared he was when he boarded an aeroplane for the first time in...

Tonto Dikeh Comes To Efe’s Aid When A Non-Fan Calls His ‘Album’ Trash
Tonto Dikeh Comes To Efe’s Aid When A Non-F...

Over the weekend, a video went viral on social media showing a nonfan breaking the CD containing BB Naija...

Genevieve Nnaji Completes Her Estate In Abuja
Genevieve Nnaji Completes Her Estate In Abuja

Congratulations are in order for the queen of Nollywood, Genevieve Nnaji as she appears to have completed her estate...

Write A Comments