A Brit and Nigerians' Fury Over Gay Comment

LAST week, the Senator David Mark-led senate promulgated a law which prescribed 14 years prison term for persons caught in offence against anti-gay laws of the country. That parliamentary act, as courageous as it was, drew the ire of the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Lloyd, who said Europe will not condone Nigeria's action. The British High Commissioner was quoted in Daily Trust of November 30 as saying "it is wrong to punish people for mere expression of their relationships or for choosing