Despite the legalization of same sex union by the American Supreme court, 81 per cent have condemned homosexuality,
According to a survey, 81 per cent of the Nigeria's adults have thrown their weight behind the prohibition of same sex marriage.
This is coming almost 18 months after former President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Law, making same-sex unions in Nigeria a criminal offence punishable by a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment.
Results of an independent poll conducted by NOI Polls Limited, a country specific polling services that conducts periodic opinion polls and studies on various socio-economic and political issues in Nigeria, revealed that most Nigerian adults still remain in support of the law.
It further revealed that most Nigerians had, regardless of the law, refused from time to accept the Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual (LGB) community and practices in the society.
The poll showed that about 87 per cent of adults who were randomly interviewed from the country’s six geopolitical zones were not willing to accept a family member who is homosexual and that a larger proportion of Nigerians (90 per cent) do not think people are born homosexual, suggesting that it is an orientation that is acquired through life's experience.
Also, 81 per cent of Nigerians in the poll do not believe homosexuals should have the same rights as other Nigerians, while a considerable proportion (30 per cent) agree that homosexuals should be given equal rights to access public services such as healthcare, housing and education.