₦airaland Forum

It looks like the brouhaha over the breaching of international protocols by forcefuly entering the compound of the Nigerian High Commission and demolition of some apartments by some unknown persons backed by some traditional chiefs is far from over.
After the further reaction of Nigerian speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, some Ghanaians could not hide their disdain for Nigeria and Nigerians through their anti- Nigerian sentiments in one of their private news websites, www ghanaweb.com.

I sometimes wonder what would have been the fate of Nigerians resident in Ghana, if it was their embassy in Nigeria that experienced what happened to the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana.

I think this a good time for both Countries to really sit down and iron out a lot for greater respect for citizens of both Countries and a create a better roadmap for peaceful coexistence.

We reject hate speech in all its ramification.

Below are some reactions by some Ghanaians. Click the link below to read their comments:

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=989335&comment=0&channel=D2

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BREAKING NEWS: JJ Rawlins: I can't believe that despite the setback of Nigeria as a result of a failed British experiment on that country, Nigeria is still very much in Love with them. Nigeria has everything it needs to be the greatest country not just in Africa but in the world the British knew about it. There are two things that can salvage Nigeria the first is Nigeria must peacefully retire these old colonial leaders who are still servants to western imperialism, the second is Nigeria must restructure their country back to the days when it was regional system of government let every region develop at its own pace, build its resources and people with this that country called Nigeria will be the greatest hub for the people of color in the world. JJ. Rawlins former Ghanian President. Source: 24 hour news.

Some members of the Ghana police accosted two Nigerians this morning, some minutes past 9.00am and forcibly collected the sum of Ghc500(about N45,000)l from them. According to reliable sources, the boys were ordered to come down from a taxi, immediately they were identified as Nigerians.

They were then searched and after a large sum of money was discovered in their possesion, they promptly asked for the receipt of the money. When the boys said there was no receipt, they seized their cash.It took quite a while of pleading and negotiation to release the sum of Ghc 500 before they could get back the rest of their money.

This incident took place at Kasoa, New market road this morning. This has now become a daily occurrence.
Another source has revealed that a sinister plan is been hatched to harass, intimidate and extort Nigerian traders in their markets.Is this not the height of criminality by these so called law enforcement agencies?

We plead with the Nigerian High commision and Ghana’s inspector general of police to come to the rescue of Nigerians.We plead with the top hierachy of the Ghana police service to help fish out these elements in uniform tarnishing their image as they protect their citizens and foreigners residing in the country. As I round up this article I pose some questions that needs urgent answering:

Are Nigerians not entitled to move within Ghana with cash in their pockets?
Is there a specific amount of cash a foreigner or Nigerian must carry in his or her pocket to walk free in Ghana?
Are all Nigerians in Ghana criminals while all Ghanaians in Nigeria are saints?
Is this a form of xenophobic attack on Nigerians?

We plead with the inspector general of police to set up a secret panel to investiigate the activities of his men in areas like kasoa, Liberia camp,Teshie, Nungua,Accra,etc.

God bless the republic of Ghana.

Some “bad eggs” in the Ghanaian police are using their priviledged position to extort huge sums of money from young Nigerians under the guise of their having insufficient document or expired passport. Can you imagine this in a country who strongly supports Ecowas principle of freedom of movement and trade.

The harassment is becoming more alarming,that most Nigerians have fled Kasoa in the central region of Ghana,Teshie Nungua to other parts of the country. Some of have been forcibly deported after their properties have been consificated for personal use by some of these unscrupulous officers.

They even go to the extent of stopping taxis and forcing Nigerians to come down once they are identified, to extort money from them.There is no where in Nigeria where Ghanaians resident in Nigeria are being treated this way.Even , this is not acceptable in the united states and united kingdom.

The Nigerian high commision in Ghana cannot claim ignorance to what is going on, since they had to intervene in several cases in recent times.
We are calling on the inspector general of police in Ghana to investigate these areas. We also plead with the ministry of foreign affairs to liase with the Nigerian High commision to ensure that Nigerians are not unjustly persecuted in Ghana since every Ghanaian goes about their businesses freely in Nigeria without harassment.

We encourage Nigerians to always be law abiding in the country and have relevant ecowas document to protect them from this corrupt police officers. Let these officers be exposed. This is an opportunity for Annas to go underground and investigate their activities.

Any unjustly treated Nigerian should cry out for justice. They should cry out and stop dying in silence.
If you have been harassed too, please add your contribution.