Armed men destroy building belonging to Nigerian High Commission

The premises of the residence of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana located at Osu Ringway in Accra was on Friday night invaded by some armed men.

They are said to have broken through the locked gate with a bulldozer and pulled down parts of a building under construction on the compound.

Probe

The Foreign Affairs Ministry says it has begun investigations into the demolition.

The Ministry said investigations into circumstances under which the demolition occurred are ongoing to “unravel the facts of the matter and bring the perpetrators to book.”

Security at the said facility has been intensified, according to the Ministry in a statement.

“It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration that unidentified individuals had allegedly breached the premises of the Nigeria High Commission in Accra and demolished the property under construction around 10:30 pm on Friday, 19th June, 2020.”

“The Ministry views with concern this development which is a breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR, 1961). Accordingly, investigations are ongoing to unravel the facts of the matter and bring the perpetrators to book. Meanwhile, the government of Ghana has beefed up security at the said facility and the situation is under control.”