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| Five lesbian 'wives' flee Sharia | |
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| A Nigerian lesbian who "married" four women last weekend in Kano State has gone into hiding from the Islamic police, with her partners. | |
| Under Sharia law, adopted in the state seven years ago, homosexuality and same-sex marriages are outlawed and considered very serious offences. | Under Sharia law, adopted in the state seven years ago, homosexuality and same-sex marriages are outlawed and considered very serious offences. |
| The theatre where the elaborate wedding celebration was held on Sunday has been demolished by Kano city's authorities. | The theatre where the elaborate wedding celebration was held on Sunday has been demolished by Kano city's authorities. |
| Lesbianism is also illegal under Nigeria's national penal code. | Lesbianism is also illegal under Nigeria's national penal code. |
| Nigeria's parliament is considering tightening its laws on homosexuality. | |
| 'Unhealthy' | 'Unhealthy' |
| Kano's Hisbah board, which uses volunteers to enforce Islamic law, told the BBC that the women's marriage was "unacceptable". | Kano's Hisbah board, which uses volunteers to enforce Islamic law, told the BBC that the women's marriage was "unacceptable". |
| As defenders of the Sharia laws, we shall not allow this unhealthy development to take root in the state Malam Rabo AbdulkarimHisbah board | As defenders of the Sharia laws, we shall not allow this unhealthy development to take root in the state Malam Rabo AbdulkarimHisbah board |
| The BBC's Bala Ibrahim in Kano says Aunty Maiduguri and her four "wives" are thought to have gone into hiding the day after they married. | The BBC's Bala Ibrahim in Kano says Aunty Maiduguri and her four "wives" are thought to have gone into hiding the day after they married. |
| All five women were born Muslims, otherwise they would not be covered by Sharia law. | All five women were born Muslims, otherwise they would not be covered by Sharia law. |
| Islam says a man can take up to four wives if he is able to support them. | Islam says a man can take up to four wives if he is able to support them. |
| "As defenders of the Sharia laws, we shall not allow this unhealthy development to take root in the state," the Hisbah's Malam Rabo Abdulkarim told Nigeria's This Day newspaper. | "As defenders of the Sharia laws, we shall not allow this unhealthy development to take root in the state," the Hisbah's Malam Rabo Abdulkarim told Nigeria's This Day newspaper. |
| Our correspondent says the theatre where the colourful wedding ceremony was held was flattened earlier this week. | Our correspondent says the theatre where the colourful wedding ceremony was held was flattened earlier this week. |
| Several reasons were given for the demolition, including the discovery that it was built on wrongly allocated land. | Several reasons were given for the demolition, including the discovery that it was built on wrongly allocated land. |
| A Kano police spokesman told the BBC that his officers were not actively looking for the women, but would arrest them if need be. | A Kano police spokesman told the BBC that his officers were not actively looking for the women, but would arrest them if need be. |
| The Hisbah group, which is run seperately from the police, receives state government support. | The Hisbah group, which is run seperately from the police, receives state government support. |
| Two years ago, a Sharia court sentenced a man to six months in prison and fined him $38 for living as a woman for seven years in Kano. | Two years ago, a Sharia court sentenced a man to six months in prison and fined him $38 for living as a woman for seven years in Kano. |
| Eleven other states in mostly Muslim northern Nigeria have adopted Sharia law. | Eleven other states in mostly Muslim northern Nigeria have adopted Sharia law. |