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| Region | Jigawa |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Dec 27, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2000 took effect in Jigawa on December 27th, 2000. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with caning of one hundred lashes if unmarried, and the offender shall also be liable to imprisonment for the term of one year. If married, they shall be punished with stoning to death (rajm). |
| 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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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Dec 27, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2000 took effect in Jigawa on December 27th, 2000. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with caning of one hundred lashes if unmarried, and the offender shall also be liable to imprisonment for the term of one year. If married, they shall be punished with stoning to death (rajm). |
| Sources | http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/sharia-implementation-in-northern-nigeria/vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III.pdf |