“I Stitched My Anus Thrice, Wore Diapers For Many Years”

“I Stitched My Anus Thrice, Wore Diapers For Many Years” – Repentant Nigerian Gay

Homosexuality is an increasing menace in the Nigerian society like in many other countries of the world. In some places, the practice has been legalised and in those places, it has had great disruption to the basis of their societal life and Nigeria stands such risks. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA reports

“I had my anus sutured three times while I was practising homosexual. That was the price I had to pay for such ignorance. The first suture was in South Africa. There, it wasn’t a problem because people don’t give a damn but coming back to Nigeria was a clash of culture and my religion,” said an ex-gay master, who turned a new leaf, Emmanuel Stephens. Emmanuel Stephens is one of a rising number of Nigerian young graduates, who venture into odd jobs to make ends meet.

graduate of Theatre Arts, University of Calabar, Emmanuel went to South Africa in search of greener pastures, but fell in the hands of late Johnson, a gay, whom he served for four and quarter years. Emmanuel, who was coerced into the fraternity, according to him, said when he got back to Nigeria and met a particular doctor for the second round of anus suture, he knew his time was up, following the doctor’s counseling…