Just the past year, Kevin enrolled to Grindr, the matchmaking application. Just what it means to end up being kitoed
Kevin, a 26-year-old representative in Abuja, describes themselves as a later bloomer. “It required years on the way out over personally, consequently my friends. Or more time to possess buddies inside [gay]community. So that is probably why this happened to me.”
Last year, Kevin signed up to Grindr, the internet dating app. The guy began speaking to some one and after a couple of weeks, the two had intentions to encounter. Kevin’s day invited him to a friend’s quarters.
“I forced to [the house] and found his or her friend — that he explained to me got gay as well and so I appear at ease with him. The buddy required inside the house and next thing we believed, the considered date and another dude arrived on the scene and launched pressing me around calling myself many brands. That were there sticks nonetheless they can’t make use of it on myself, fortunately. Merely threats and kicks. These people helped me convert N80 000 (R3 600) to the account then banged me personally down.
“I still assume I found myself fortunate simply because they might have known as neighbors on me personally and most likely lynched me personally or something like that, or extorted a more substantial summarize or taken my car or something like that.”