GHANA – A minister in Ghana has reportedly ordered the arrest of all gays and lesbians in the country’s Western Region.
Paul Evans Aidoo, Ghana’s Western Region minister has tasked the Bureau of National Investigations and all security agencies to smoke out persons suspected to be engaging in same-sex. He has also enlisted the services of landlords and tenants to provide reliable information which will lead to the arrest of homosexuals.
According to Joy News, a recent media report claimed the Western and Central Regions together have a total of about 8,000 homosexuals and lesbians.
In an interview with Joy News’ Seth Kwame Boateng, Aidoo condemned the practice but also contested the figure being bandied about in the media. Whilst conceding that the practice actually goes on in the region and in people’s closets, he said the 8,000 figure cannot be correct.
“I don’t believe it; nobody believes it,” he said adding that, “all efforts are being made to get rid of these people in the society.”
His directive follows months of campaigns against the practice of homosexuality in the country.
