Eighteen Nigerian men accused of dressing up as women during a party at a hotel went on trial on Tuesday before an Islamic sharia court in the northern state of Bauchi.
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Dozens of residents shouted abuse and hurled stones at the men as they were escorted into an armoured prison vehicle after the hearing, prompting police to fire tear-gas at the crowd.
Dozens of residents shouted abuse and hurled stones at the men as they were escorted into an armoured prison vehicle after the hearing, prompting police to fire tear-gas at the crowd.
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The men, mostly in their 20s, were arrested in a Bauchi hotel on Aug. 4. Police say they were dressed as women, which is illegal under the state's sharia penal code.
The men, mostly in their 20s, were arrested in a Bauchi hotel on Aug. 4. Police say they were dressed as women, which is illegal under the state's sharia penal code.
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The offence is punishable by up to a year in prison and 20 lashes by cane.
The offence is punishable by up to a year in prison and 20 lashes by cane.
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Following from that, any male (terrorist or criminal or jihadi) who hides under a burqa or niqaab is also a cross-dresser and should be punished for doing something illegal?
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