Yusuf Kabir is a Nigerian man from Lagos who was arrested on July 13 2005 and imprisoned on charges of homosexuality.
Kabir and his alleged sex partner, Usman Sani, are accused of sodomy. Under Sharia law, homosexual acts are punishable by death.
According to police, the two men were arrested while having sex in a public washroom on June 19 2005. Prosecutors were unable to provide any witnesses and have been given until August 3 to find corroborating evidence of the crime, during which time the two men will remain in prison.
If the men are found guilty, they face death by stoning.
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