Nigerian Student Chibuihem Amalaha 'Uses Science To Prove Gay Marriage Is Wrong'

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By Lucy Sherriff
Huffington Post, UK, September 14, 2013
A student in Nigeria is claiming he can prove gay marriage is wrong through science - and his scientific "breakthrough" is backed by his university.
Chibuihem Amalaha, who has won awards in his country for reporting on energy science and featured on various national television stations, says he used a magnet experiment to prove homosexuality is "improper".
Amalaha says his "groundbreaking" experiments show the north and south poles of two magnets are attracted to each other while same poles repel each other.
He concludes this “means that man cannot attract another man because they are the same, and a woman should not attract a woman because they are the same. That is how I used physics to prove gay marriage wrong".
Amalaha's "research" has been commended by the University of Lagos, where he is a postgraduate student, and has been told by lecturers he will "win a Nobel prize one day". The interview with the student was published on Nigerian website This Day Live, where his findings appear to be presented as fact.
"A University of Lagos post graduate student, Chibuihem Amalaha, from Imo State has used science to prove that gay marriage is improper among other breakthroughs, writes Charles Ajunwa," the article states. "He talked about his researches and scientific breakthroughs with the confidence of an achiever..
"..And now his works have earned him the respect in the world of science."
"It’s debatable as to whether the embarrassing article is more damming of the standard of education at the University of Lagos or of the standard of journalism at This Day," criticises writer Luiz DeBarros. "The uncritical and uninformed article is likely to add to the ignorance and prejudice surrounding homosexuality in Nigeria."
Nigeria's laws on homosexual acts are notoriously harsh; current legislation punishes homosexual acts with up to 14 years in jail, or, in some northern regions of the country, death by stoning.

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Unknown said…
Without any prejudice to this article but a total commitment to the spirit of excellence in knowledge, character and service to humanity; I hereby wish to express my profound regret over the unfortunate and misleading impressions created by the out-of-context claims relating to the "Science of Gay Marriage" by a Nigerian, Mr. Stanley Chibuihem Amalaha. It is with every sense of responsibility that I wish to dissociate the University of Lagos and the person of Dr. Henry Boyo from the frivolous and unfounded correlations intended to be established in the embarrassing media show. I want to assure you all that Mr. Stanley Chibuihem Amalaha lacks the background in any research work certified by the University of Lagos, to reach such conclusion. I believe that his claims are rather his personal views which the media chose to give publicity. I had my first and second degrees, in Biochemistry and Public & International Affairs, respectively, both from the University of Lagos. I understand unequivocally, the philosophy, science and politics associated with gay discourse; which may be spatial, but linked to genetics, values and interests. I work with the University as a Coordinator and I am also very aware of the standard of education. I implore you, all, to disregard the claims as very naive. Please, feel free to visit our website: www.unilag.edu.ng and see a disclaimer published by the authority on the matter. Best regards.
September 30, 2013 at 4:30 PM
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