Kito: Blackmailing LGBT Nigeria - BBC Africa Eye documentary
When Nigeria passed some of the toughest anti-homosexuality laws in Africa, the internet became a place for the LGBT community to connect with others more safely – until criminal gangs went digital too.
#BBCAfricaEye investigates how members of the LGBT community in Nigeria are targeted by criminal gangs who pose as potential dates on popular apps, only to extort, beat and even kidnap them.
This crime is so prevalent it even has a name: Kito. Africa Eye speaks to dozens of victims who have been ‘kitoed’, and meets the activists, and even law enforcement officers, who are using the very tactics of the blackmailers to fight them back.
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CREDITS:
Reporter - Ian Wafula
Director and Executive Producer - Peter Murimi
Africa Eye Editor - Tom Watson
Producer - Damilola Banjo
Editor - João Nunes
Edit Producer - Helen Spooner
Production Coordinator - Sarah Clarke
Production Manager - Simon Frost
Reversioning Producer - Anna Payton
Social Media Producer - Anusha Kumar
Impact Producer - Blanca Muñoz
Digital Producer - Tamasin Ford
Camera - Paul Edogbanya Yusuf
Drone Pilot - Osasere Fredrick Okuonghae
Archive - The record media, Reuters
Dubbing Mixer - Jez Spencer
Colour Grade - Boyd Nagle
Online Editor - Chris Stott
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