Adelani Adepegba, AbujaFollowing the xenophobic attacks against some Nigerian traders in Accra, the Federal Government has asked the Ghanaian government to protect Nigerians residing in Ghana. The Presidential aide accused the unknown Ghanaians of attacking and destroying shops belonging to Nigerians, stressing that the relations between Nigeria and Ghana should not be allowed to deteriorate. Dabiri-Erewa-Erewa said, “We have come to demand the protection of Nigerians in Ghana and to ensure that the xenophobic attacks against them don’t re-occur. We want assurances that the attacks on Nigerians and their businesses will not occur again.”Bawa in his response, assured that everything necessary was being done to protect Nigerians in his country, adding that President Nana Akufo-Addo had ordered the deployment of policemen and soldiers to protect Nigerians. The President would not allow the relations between Ghana and Nigeria to be destroyed.

Source: Punch June 20, 2019 18:45 UTC