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Lesbian couple, nine other women arrested for planning the pair’s wedding

Eleven young women were arrested in the northern Nigerian city of Kano for allegedly planning a lesbian wedding, the Islamic law-enforcement agency, the Hisbah, told AFP Thursday.

The suspects were arrested on Monday by a team of Hisbah personnel while making last minute preparations for the wedding following a tip-off, Hisbah's Director-General Abba Sufi said.

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