Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The police in Adamawa have banned a planned beach party, saying it would encourage nudity and allow for immoral acts. The police also threatened to arrest the sponsors of the party, planned to be held in Yola, the state capital.
Adamawa has an almost even Christian and Muslim population but the ban adds to the wider debate in Nigeria between citizens who believe law enforcement agencies have to check immoral acts in the country and others, mainly young Nigerians, who see such acts as an intrusion to freedom of association by adults.
The ban, announced Sunday, came amid outrage by religious groups in Yola against the 'Yola Beach Party.'
Speaking on the event, the police spokesperson in the state, Suleiman Nguroje, said ...