Murder or Manslaughter? Anti-Same Sex Gangs Murder Two Pro LGBTQ Group Members


 By Abu Bakarr Bangura

Two esteemed members of a gender equality and pro-LGBTQ rights group, Nitrogen Family have died following assaults by Islamic gangs during separate raids in June 16 and August 17, 2023, respectively.

The first, Kelvin Clifford Thompson died on the June 21, 2023, after been assaulted by gangs in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone. On June 16, 2023, he was among gays, lesbians and bisexual people, who had converged in a secret location to enjoy themselves and have fun (LB party).

Leader of Nitrogen Family and buddy of late Thompson, Mohamed Faray Kargbo, who attended the event with the deceased narrowly escaped the attacks. The police said they were investigating but made no arrests.

The second, Mohamed Gbla, aka Skinny, had attended a wedding ceremony of a same sex couple who tied the knot on August 20, 2023, after falling in love few years ago. He was mercilessly beaten by the gangs who disrupted the ceremony as they claim is it illegal and against the Sierra Leonean culture. He eventually died on August 23, 2023.

According to an eyewitness, who prefers anonymity, the police while manhandling the deceased, vowed to get rid of the kingpin of Nitrogen Family, Mohamed Faray Kargbo who they believe is sponsoring not only his group but many other pro-LGBT groups in the country. They believe he was surreptitiously promoting LGBT under the guise of running a drama/film social group.

This recent trend by religious groups and cultural groups is worrisome for the LGBT community in Sierra Leone not least at a time when their numbers keep soaring.

Few months ago, Islamic leaders in the east end of Freetown, Thunder Hill protested the rise of gay young people in their community. The risk of being associated with same sex is becoming scarier daily with more and more groups going into oblivion.

Homosexuality is illegal in the country and the law enforcement agencies are doing everything possible to crack down on anything related to that practice.

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