A general view of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria, November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
LAGOS (Reuters) - Forty-seven Nigerian men pleaded innocent on Wednesday to a charge of public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an offence that carries a 10-year jail term.
Homosexuality is outlawed in many socially conservative African societies where some religious groups brand it a corrupting Western import.
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