Prominent activist, Aisha Yesufu has come under attack on Twitter for publicly supporting rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Nigeria.
The activist had on Monday took to her verified account on the micro-blogging platform to educate her followers on why gay rights should be allowed in Nigeria, stressing that homosexuality isn’t new and was freely practised in the country for hundreds of years.
She added that she had witnessed same-sex marriages in Nigeria as far back as in the early 80s.
She tweeted: “You do not need anyone liking your choice of sexuality. All you need is being given the right to practise your sexuality. Homosexuality was freely practised in Nigeria for hundreds of years and I witnessed same-sex marriages in the 80s.“So calm down, it is not a new discovery.”
You do not need anyone liking your choice of sexuality. All you need is being given the right to practise your sexuality. Homosexuality was freely practiced in Nigeria for hundreds of years and I witnessed same sex marriages in the 80s.
So calm down, it is not a new discovery.— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) January 11, 2021
The activist’s tweet, however, provoked some of her followers and other Nigerians on the social app who condemned her views and hurled her curses and invectives.
Some of the Twitter users opined that it is wrong for her to show support for something that God and her religion forbids. But, Aisha was resolute, she took her time to answer her critics in turns.
See snippets of the bickering, Aisha’s responses
See their exchanges below…