The Nigeria government on Monday summoned the Chargè d’ Affaires of the High Commission of Ghana to Nigeria, Ms Iva Denoo
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this on his twitter account.He tweeted: “Summoned the Chargè d’ Affaires of the High Commission of #Ghana to Nigeria, Ms Iva Denoo to demand urgent explanation on the recent attacks on a residential building in our diplomatic premises and reinforcement of security around diplomatic premises and staff.”
Some armed men had invaded the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, destroying some apartments under construction.A Ghanaian businessman had accused the Commission of encroaching on his land. Officials of the commission reportedly contacted the police but efforts were not made to prevent the demolition.Onyeama in a tweet however said the country was already engaging the Ghanaian government on the issue.
In an official statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the action as violation of the 1963 Vienna convention of diplomatic premises.
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