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He is at risk of serving a 14year jail term if he returns to the country; according to the laws Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Bisi&#8217;s marriage to a Nigerian woman bore him son before he fled Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He shared a picture of himself and his son with a birthday message. The picture suggests that they have a cordial relationship.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Be7cswVjACh\/<\/p>\n<p>On the 5th of November 2016, Bisi got married to his current spouse, an English man in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay Rights Activist, Bisi Alimi is a proud dad. Nigerian Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, yesterday, took to Instagram to celebrate his son who is now a year older. Bisi is the first Nigerian to openly come out as gay which made him gain worldwide recognition. 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