The command stated that the suspects were apprehended at a suspected gay wedding ceremony in a state hotel in a tweet posted on Tuesday via its Twitter handle.

The leadership said that the suspects would soon be paraded for the whole world to see them.

It reads: “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay suspects in a hotel carrying out a gay wedding ceremony. We will be going live shortly on Facebook to parade the said suspects.”

In 2014, a law prohibiting gay relationships and same-sex marriage was signed by the former governor of the state and former president Goodluck Jonathan.

Anyone found in violation of the law could receive a 14-year prison sentence, according to the law.