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| Region | Bauchi |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | May 2001 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2001 does not have a documented specific date of when it came into effect. However, it has been guessed to have came into effect in Bauchi in May of 2001. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death (rajm) or by any other means decided by the state. |
| 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. date chance for some reason
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| Start Date | Jan 2001 | May 2001 |
edited by Unknownmiles. adding region where it took effect in sentence
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| Start Date | May 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2001 does not have a documented specific date of when it came into effect. However, it has been guessed to have came into effect in May of 2001. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death (rajm) or by any other means decided by the state. | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2001 does not have a documented specific date of when it came into effect. However, it has been guessed to have came into effect in Bauchi in May of 2001. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death (rajm) or by any other means decided by the state. |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | May 2001 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Sharia Penal Code Law 2001 does not have a documented specific date of when it came into effect. However, it has been guessed to have came into effect in May of 2001. Within the Penal Code, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punished with stoning to death (rajm) or by any other means decided by the state. |
| Sources | http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/sharia-implementation-in-northern-nigeria/vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III.pdf |