According to the police, foreigners have
no right to join in a protest of that
nature. The demonstrators were
protesting corruption, a failing economy,
and a high cost of living.
"It was not for other nationals to join,"
Joseph Obenefo Darkwa of the police CID
told the press, but one of the two
Nigerians also responded that they were
only showing solidarity with Ghanaians,
who they consider brothers and sisters.
He said they also found it imperative to
join because the two countries have
similar problems.
"We are comrades from Nigeria. We are
protesting fuel prices hikes. We have
undergone similar things in Nigeria
around January. We believe in a united
Africa. Nigerians and Ghanaians, we are
brothers. Whatever affects Ghanaians
affects Nigerians. So we are here in
solidarity with Ghana."
The police however did not take this for
an explanation, calling their behavior
“offensive” and an affront to national
sovereignty, holding the two in custody.
The two held the Nigerian flag side-by-
side with the Ghanaian one, singing their
own songs.
Earlier, a security expert at the Kofi
Annan International Peacekeeping
Centre, Dr. Kwasi Aning, had predicted
the possibility of the demonstration
being infiltrated by troublemakers, but it
is not yet clear if the two represent any
such constituency.
Police say they have begun profiling the
two gentlemen and are investigating the
matter further.

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