Uche Ndubuisi was arrested loitering around Lagos international airport. He pleaded guilty after women's clothes and makeup that belonged to him were brought in evidence.
He pleaded guilty to the charges and was not given the option of a fine, an official at the court in the Lagos suburb of Ikeja told AFP.
Another 18 men face charges of vagrancy and indecent behaviour in the sharia-run northern state of Bauchi after they were arrested in a hotel allegedly dressed as women.
Lagos is not a sharia state, but has recently seen police arrest women for wearing revealing clothes.
Cross dressing in Nigeria is linked by authorities to homosexuality, which is illegal in the country.
Homosexuality is a crime punishable by law in Nigeria. Cross-dressers are being sentenced to jail time because dressing like women is linked to homosexual tendencies. Women are also being punished for dressing in clothing that is deemed too revealing. These laws are examples of the government's attempts to control its citizens. To be honest, the government has more important issues to be concerned about. Perhaps the law enforcement should be more concerned with stopping and preventing crime and the government should be more concerned about reducing corruption rather than worrying about people's clothing choices.
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