Hisbah arrests eight over alleged sodomy in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Hisbah Corps has arrested eight men over allegations of engaging in same-sex sexual acts with a 22-year-old resident of Kazaure Local Government Area.
The Deputy Commander-General of the Jigawa State Hisbah Corps, Dr Hussain Yusuf Baban, confirmed the incident.
He said the arrests followed a complaint lodged by the young man, a resident of the Kanti area of Kazaure town, who alleged that nine individuals had repeatedly engaged in sexual acts with him on different occasions.
The complainant also told the Hisbah authorities that he later tested positive for HIV, which he associated with the alleged encounters, and appealed for an investigation and justice.
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