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Though Mubarak Ibrahim was found guilty under Sharia law, it is the first conviction of a gay man in Nigeria since President Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill that further criminalises homosexuality under the West African nation's Western-style penal code.
Though it was under Shariah law that Mr Ibrahim was found guilty, the conviction is the first of a gay man in the country since President Goodluck Jonathan - a Christian - signed a bill that further criminalises homosexuality.
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It criminalises everything".
"This effectively criminalises these artists," Govinda said.
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