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| Sylvester Marvin |
The family of a Nigerian bisexual man known as
Sylvester Marvin has been attacked again recently in Benin City, Edo State in
Nigeria.
We gathered that Sylvester Marvin’s family has been
attacked again in Benin City after 12 years that he escaped from the country
from being killed as a bisexual in the culture and tradition grounded city of
Benin.
Information available revealed that a group of men
attacked his family in Benin City during this COVID-19 lockdown which has been
a place of fear and hunger. Apparently, they heard a rumor that he has returned
to Nigeria on a visit from his detention base in France, where he sought for asylum
from the French Authority since 2019 after his asylum claim was denied by the Sweden
Authority in 2016.
We have on record that in 2016, after his
prerogative asylum was rejected by Sweden Authority, he narrated his
loneliness, suffering and rejection of his asylum in Sweden to his family, and as
the bread winner of his family, this made some of his family members to go
ahead and plead with the Anti-Gay/Bisexual Community leader to consider him to
be a changed person and also allow his safe return to Nigeria. Unfortunately,
they retaliated by burning down his uncle’s house who led the family team that went
on the peace mission on his behalf and they eventually killed his dear uncle.
On account, Sylvester was caught with his bisexual
partner in Benin City in 2008 and he fled away while his partner was also
killed in the ordeal. He relocated to Gambia and he couldn’t seek asylum there, because they
don’t have the law that allows you to seek asylum—and as a bisexual man, it is
even worse in Gambia after the Gambian Authority passed an Anti-Gay/Bisexual Law
and gave every gay and bisexual personality 48 hours to leave the country or
face the penalty. He went into hiding and was later able to leave Gambia and
relocated to Europe.
Sylvester Marvin’s story is a sad and touching one
coupled with his multiple bad experiences with lots of challenges, ups and down
since he came to France in Europe. According to some sources closed to him he
is still not well settled in Europe even as the world faces the deadly global Coronavirus
pandemic called COVID-19.
The shocking part about this story is that after 12
years on the run his family is still being attacked without sympathy especially
in these times where the Coronavirus pandemic is rocking the entire world and
everyone is on the hideout not to contract the contagion virus.
Further investigation revealed that his aunt,
elderly mother and younger sister has been attacked again by the dreadful Anti-Gay/Bisexual
Movement in the community in Benin City where they reside; that claimed they
heard a rumor that he is presently in Nigeria and the family is hiding him in
the house but after they were beaten and their properties been destroyed, they
searched every nook and cranny of the house and did not find him. What a shame!
The big question now is who will save Sylvester
Marvin? As he seeks refuge (asylum) and humanitarian protection because his
life was in danger in Nigeria before he fled the country.
Those who should know divulged that coming home now
is not safe at all because in 2014, the government of Nigeria passed a law that
criminalizes same-sex acts by 14 years imprisonment. And, also criminalizes
activism by gay/bisexual men by 10 years in prison. Same-sex cohabitation gets 10
years imprisonment. Talk less of any demonstration of public affection bags 10
years imprisonment. And, any form, kind, or shape, that shows that you are gay,
you are basically dead by the law in Nigeria.
Courtesy: www.thepointernigeria.com
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