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Popular human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo (SAN) says the Nigeria Police has no right to arrest Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, simply because he declared on the social media that he is gay. The lawyer was reacting to widespread report that Bobrisky was arrested by the Police on Tuesday because he took to the social media to openly declare his sexuality.

Keyamo wrote on his Facebook page;

"For me, you have to be caught in the act. Yes, it may amount to corrupting public moral when you go on social media to announce you are gay but we are talking about the law here and not sentiment and if we are talking about the law, the person has to be caught in the act. Except the person says he is gay and refers to a particular gay act that can be verified. For example, if Mr. A comes out on social media to say I am a thief, he cannot be arrested because his declaration that he is a thief cannot be linked to a particular act of stealing.


Anybody can come out to say I am a kidnapper but if you do not link that declaration to a particular incident that happened, that person cannot be arrested. So also, if a person comes out to say I am gay and you can't link it to a particular gay act that actually happened or that he was caught in the act, I think it is wrong for such a person to be arrested.


You can only be arrested when you consent to the act that can be verified. He can be arrested for saying that he is gay but it must be linked to a gay act that happened. You cannot be arrested for just saying you are gay."


Meanwhile, Bobrisky has accused Toyin Lawani of being behind his ordeal. He claimed that Lawani had reported him to the Police for allegedly snatching her cream customers. He hinted in his purported post that he was enroute Abuja to resolve the matter since the petition against him was submitted in Abuja.


Fans are already calling for his release.

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