The term ‘Kito’ has become the number one trending topic on the social media platform, X (otherwise known as Twitter).
The conversation on Kito commenced earlier in the weekend following the murder of a young man in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, a southern part of Nigeria.
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Kito: What Does it Mean?
According to reports gathered, kito means to lure gay men into hurting or killing them for their sexuality.
How a Young Man Was Strategically Lured to His Death
The young man named Hillary was reportedly pushed from a two-storey building by homophobic men in Port Harcourt.
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Several of his acquaintances and friends have taken to their various social media pages to react to recent developments. Here is what they have to say:
Renowned homosexual preacher, Jide Macaulay, who shared the sad story online, said the deceased had been lured to the apartment by homophobic men who then attacked him and pushed him from the building. Macaulay said the deceased was rushed to the hospital, but died from the injuries he sustained to his spinal cord.
Macaulay, in his post, pointed out that this is the second homophobic attack the queer community in Nigeria has suffered in two weeks.
Read his statement below:
Homosexualism in Nigeria
Individuals who identify as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Nigeria face severe challenges. Both male and female expressions of homosexuality are illegal in Nigeria and punishable by death in the northern portion of the country and up to 14 years of imprisonment in the southern portion of the country.