The 33-year-old influencer was reportedly on her way to visit her boyfriend when she was murdered. She often posted about life as a transgender woman in Nigeria as well as about being a sex worker.
LGBTQ+ rights have been under attack in Nigeria, with same-sex relations punishable by death under Sharia Law in some regions, and illegal at the federal level with prison sentences of 10 to 14 years.
Only two percent of the population in Nigeria supports marriage equality, while over 94 percent do not believe in the 'justifiability' of homosexuality.
Vigilante groups in Nigeria, operating outside the legal system, such as hisbah, violently target and abuse the LGBTQ+ community, enforcing their version of Sharia law.
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