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LGBT rights in Nigeria
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Nigeria face unique legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. The country does not allow or recognise LGBT rights. There is no legal protection against discrimination in Nigeria — a largely conservative country of more than 170 million people,〔(''The World Factbook - Nigeria'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, webpage updated 31 July 2012 )〕 split between a mainly Muslim north and a largely Christian south. Very few LGBT persons are open about their orientation, and violence against LGBT people is frequent.
Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Nigeria. The maximum punishment in the twelve northern states that have adopted Shari'a law is death by stoning. That law applies to all Muslims and to those who have voluntarily consented to application of the Shari'a courts. In southern Nigeria and under the secular criminal laws of northern Nigeria, the maximum punishment for same-sex sexual activity is 14 years' imprisonment. The Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act criminalises all forms of same-sex unions and same-sex marriage throughout the country.
According to the 2007 Pew Global Attitudes Project, 97 percent〔The number of adults (all were at least 18 years of age) surveyed in Nigeria was 1,128, yielding a margin of error of 3 percent with a 95 percent confidence level.〕 of Nigerian residents believe that homosexuality is a way of life that society should not accept, which was the second-highest rate of non-acceptance in the 45 countries surveyed.〔("Pew Global Attitudes Project", (pages 35, 83, and 117) )〕 By 2015 this percentage decreased to 87%. As of the same period the percentage of Nigerians who agree LGBT persons should receive education, healthcare, and housing is 30%.〔Alimi, Adebisi. "(Why My Mom Didn't Say 'I Love You' For 11 Years )." National Public Radio. July 19, 2015. Retrieved on July 21, 2015.〕
Nigeria has been widely criticized by human and civil rights organizations, as well as the United Nations, for failing to uphold, and even violating, the rights of LGBT people.
==Criminal law==
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