Security agents have declared one Andrew Akhigbe Ogbeide wanted for his involvement in homosexuality.
Ogbeide was declared wanted after his name was allegedly mentioned by one Amos Osarodion who allegedly claimed to be Ogbeide’s partner when he was arrested with two others recently.
Homosexuality is a criminal offense in the Nigeria constitution that attracted 14 years imprisonment if the suspect is found guilty.
Amos Osarodion and Andrew Akhigbe Ogbeide were said to have allegedly committed the offense in Benin, South-South Nigeria sometimes in June, 2016.
Andrew Akhigbe Ogbeide, who was a former player of a football club in South – South Nigeria was also said to have been allegedly declared wanted years ago in Lagos for participating in the organization of a gay party and involvement in gay related activities while he was still studying in a reputable higher institutions in Lagos.
Andrew Akhigbe Ogbeide whereabouts was reportedly exposed during a football match where he represented his team and end up having an on air head collision with opponent player that eventually die on the pitch.
He was said to have committed the offense with his partner a day before the match.
Source said people at the neighborhood where they committed the offense have been suspecting the duo for a while and when they saw both of them entering the same room on the fateful day, the people busted into their room.
Source said Andrew Akhigbe Ogbeide cunningly escaped but his partner was allegedly caught and handed over to security agent.
During interrogation, Amos Osarodion was reported to have allegedly confessed to the crime.
It was gathered that Andrew’s alleged homosexual activities started in his days while he was a student at a Higher Institution in Lagos.
Source said he was among the seven people that were arrested in a gay club in Apapa, Lagos when security agents raided the club, but was lucky to have escaped but later relocated to Benin city, the Edo State Capital when he discovered that the security agents were looking for him.
Sources also revealed that he has been secretly spreading the activities of gay, through recruitment of people into their movement in some communities in Edo State.
It was also alleged that he was among the three top gay leaders in one of the Edo communities who established the Black Gay Movements in December 2015 in Edo communities.
It was gathered that the movement was launched at a guest House in Benin City and the development made traditional leaders and elders of the communities to place eyes on their activities as gay and was giving information to security agents about their operations.
Security agents have however said the arrested suspects will be charged to court and also comb everywhere to arrest the leader of the Black Gay Movements, Andrew Akhigbe Ogbeide.
