A 20 year old man, Mubarak Ibrahim received 20 lashes for gay practice he committed 7years ago in Bauchi. This was after an Islamic court in Bauchi convicted him of homosexual offences. Under Islamic law, courts can punish homosexual acts by stoning to death, but the judge, Nuhu Muhammad said he took into account that Mubarak carried out the acts seven years ago, and had stopped the practice. Mr Ibrahim, who had pleaded guilty to the charge, was ordered to lie on a bench, and an official whipped his back in front of a packed courtroom. After the lashes, Mubarak was ordered to pay a fine of about $30 (£18).

Along with Mr Ibrahim, 11 other Muslims and a Christian man were arrested last month accused by the authorities of being homosexuals.

The trial of two other men was adjourned to 23 January.

The fate of the nine other men arrested on the same charge is unclear but the Sharia Commission in Bauchi said the Christian would be tried by a "conventional court", not an Islamic court.

President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law a bill which bans same-sex marriages, gay groups and shows of same-sex public affection with 14 years in prison as the penalty.

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