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CNN speaks with queer Nigerians whose online dates turned out to be set ups for violence

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CNN speaks with queer Nigerians whose online dates turned out to be set ups for violence

As part of CNN's "As Equals" series, Stephanie Busari reports on how the Nigerian queer community is being lured online, then assaulted.

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