Gay app in nigeria

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LGBTQ+ Nigerians are fighting back against online dating attacks, exposing and even entrapping the criminals behind the assaults

• LGBTQ+ Nigerians targeted by criminals on dating apps
• Online forums state perpetrators
• A sting operation was organised to catch a 'kito' gang

LAGOS - When Acho Kenneth was asked to meet his Grindr spend time at the other man's home in Lagos, it didn't ring any alarm bells as discretion is the norm for same-sex attracted men dating in Nigeria, where same-sex relations can land you in jail.

Kenneth was, however, a minute taken aback when he arrived to find his date, who said his name was Ugo, hanging out with four friends. But the other men soon left, and he and Ugo moved to the bedroom to construct out.

Soon after, the four men rushed back in and as he fended off blows, Kenneth realised he was a victim of kito, a create of violent entrapment that uses dating apps to lure victims.

"They were hitting and flogging me with belts," the year-old told Context. "I was crying. I knew I had been set up."

Kenneth was told to strip and was then filmed saying he was gay. His attackers threatened to mail the video to his family and friends unless he gave