A 30-year-old plumber simply identified as Kunle was said to have been recently attacked by some youth for allegedly being a gay
The incident was said to have reportedly happened around Okefia area of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State
A neighbour who was said to have monitored the 30-year-old for some time raised the alarm when he allegedly caught Kunle and one of his partners in the act.
It was gathered that while the visiting partner escaped from the scene, Kunle was not so lucky as some youth from the neighbourhood descended on him and was almost killed but for the intervention of the police.
Kunle reportedly during interrogation said that one Olayiwola Saheed Olalekan
was the leader of the group of gay brothers in the area and had reportedly gone underground to avoid the probing eyes of the police.
Kunle was equally said to have informed the police that Olayiwola told him sometimes ago that he (Olayiwola) suspected that he was being monitored and had warned him (Kunle) too to lie low to avoid any brush with the law of the land
Our Correspondent gathered that the police have launched manhunt for Olayiwola who is believed to be a strong influence among the circles of LGBTQ community in the country.
A source within the security circle who spoke anonymously to our correspondent said that “Actually, Olayiwola Saheed Olalekan has been under our radar for some time now, he is a big factor among this LGBTQ community and he will definitely be arrested to account for encouraging what is principally against the law of the land”.
