One Aliyu Sa’ad in Kano state has been remanded in a correction centre for labelling his friend gay.
A Sharia Court in the North West state ordered the remand of the 25-year-old man on Thursday.
The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, gave the order after Sa’ad pleaded guilty to calling his friend gay.
Lawal-Abubakar adjourned the matter until July 3 for summary trial.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Monday at about 8 p.m.
Wada also said the defendant called the complainant, Malam Ahmed Khamis-Ahmed unpleasant and terrible names following an altercation.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 188 of the Sharia law of Kano State.