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Nigerian police arrest three men in Oyo State

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Police in Nigeria’s Oyo State have arrested three men aged 22, 22 and 23 in the Saki area, on suspicion of having had homosexual relations. Police spokesperson Olayinka Ayanlade said the investigation is continuing to establish the circumstances and determine whether other people were involved.

Nigerian police have arrested three men suspected of having had homosexual relations in Saki, in Oyo State. The suspects are Ayomide Lukeman, 22, Shuaib Aremu, 22, and Abdul-Rasheed Mufeed, 23, said Oyo State Police spokesperson DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, cited by Pmnewsnigeria.

The arrests were made by the surveillance unit of the Oyo Police Command, based in Saki. They followed information received on 29 September 2026 about the alleged involvement of a group of people in sexual acts described by police as “unnatural”, according to Olayinka Ayanlade.

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