Critics contended that local cultures did not explicitly forbid same-sex marriages and relations. For instance, an Ìyá Ṣàngó () is a female priestess of Shango, the deity of thunder and lightning in the Yoruba religion, who during trance possession is no longer viewed as a woman and is seen to marry Shango at the metaphysical level, becoming a man. A case, Mr. Teriah Joseph Ebah v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, challenging the constitutionality of the law was dismissed in October 204 for lack of standing. In 2018, several LGBT activists said to their knowledge that the law had never been used to convict anyone in any same-sex marriage-related case. According to the activists, this is because the law is "incoherent", and many cases involving suspected LGBT persons lack proper evidence, making it "impossible for prosecutors to present a winnable case and prove that any crime has been committed". Nevertheless, "because of this law, the police treat people in any way that they please. They torture, force people to confess, and when they hear about a gathering of men, they just head over to make arrests." In 2018, a group of 47 men were arrested in Lagos for allegedly being "initiated into a gay club". The men said they were attending a birthday party. This case was widely seen as a test case on whether the law could be used to prosecute. Judge Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court of Nigeria dismissed the case for lack of evidence in October 2020. In October 2020, LGBT activists also used the EndSARS and EndPoliceBrutality protests in Nigeria to demand an end to marginalization of the LGBT community in Nigeria. The Kano State Hisbah Corps arrested 12 young men in January 2015 in Kano on suspicion of planning a same-sex wedding. The men denied it, saying they were planning a friend's birthday party. Similarly, the police force arrested 11 young women in 2018 on charges of planning a lesbian wedding. The women refuted the charges, saying they were celebrating the appointment of their dance club's president. In December 2022, 19 people were arrested on similar charges. None of these cases have resulted in a conviction. Public opinion A 2015 opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls in partnership with the Initiative for Equal Rights and the Bisi Alimi Foundation showed that 87% of Nigerians supported the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013. See also LGBT