Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Imam Muhsin Hendricks, the world's first openly gay Muslim cleric and a prominent LGBTQIA+ activist, was shot and killed in an ambush in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, on Saturday, February 15, 2025.

Hendricks was traveling in his car when another car blocked his vehicle. Two masked gunmen emerged and opened fire, striking the 57-year-old imam multiple times. His driver managed to escape and later realized that Hendricks, who was seated in the back, had been fatally shot.

A police statement confirmed: "Two unidentified suspects with covered faces fired multiple shots at the vehicle. The driver fled the scene and only later noticed that Hendricks, who was in the back seat, had been shot and killed."

The murder...