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| Region | Sokoto |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 31, 2001 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2000 took effect in Sokoto on January 31st, 2001. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death. If the act is committed by a minor on an adult person the adult person shall be punished by way of ta'azir which may extend to 100 lashes and minor with correctional punishment. |
| Sources | http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/sharia-implementation-in-northern-nigeria/vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. removing sentence to match other regional entries
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| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2000 took effect in Sokoto on January 31st, 2001. It was the second Nigerian State to implement Sharia Law. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death. If the act is committed by a minor on an adult person the adult person shall be punished by way of ta'azir which may extend to 100 lashes and minor with correctional punishment. | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2000 took effect in Sokoto on January 31st, 2001. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death. If the act is committed by a minor on an adult person the adult person shall be punished by way of ta'azir which may extend to 100 lashes and minor with correctional punishment. |
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created by Unknownmiles
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 31, 2001 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2000 took effect in Sokoto on January 31st, 2001. It was the second Nigerian State to implement Sharia Law. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death. If the act is committed by a minor on an adult person the adult person shall be punished by way of ta'azir which may extend to 100 lashes and minor with correctional punishment. |
| Sources | http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/sharia-implementation-in-northern-nigeria/vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III.pdf |