Ghana police have arrested two people in connection with the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission staff quarters in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.
A statement issued today Wednesday 24 June 2020 by the Ghanaian Police Criminal Investigation Department CID and signed by its Head of Public Affairs, Deputy Police Superintendent (DSP) Juliana Obeng, confirmed that two people were arrested.
The statement by the police reads:
“The Criminal Investigations Department in the course of investigation on Monday 22nd June 2020, arrested two persons involved in the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra. The suspects involved in the act, have been charged with the offences of Conspiracy to Commit Crime to wit; Unlawful Entry and Causing Unlawful Damage contrary to sections 23(1), 152 and 172(1b) respectively of the Criminal and other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and will be arraigned before court,”
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo called President Buhari on Tuesday 23 June and apologized for the incident. He has vowed to launch an investigation into the matter.
