“Marriage or civil union entered between persons of same gender shall
not be solemnised in any place of worship, either church or mosque or
any place in Nigeria,” it said.
Introducing
the bill, Rep. Albert Sam-Tsokwa ( PDP-Taraba) said that it sought to
achieve a far reaching objective by outlawing same sex marriage and
provide punishment for offenders.
It also set out a 10-year sentence
for “any person who directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex
amorous relationships’’.