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Ghana Apologizes to Nigeria for Demolishing Embassy Building

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 24 June 2020.

On June 20, 2020, armed men stormed the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, and supervised the demolition of a newly constructed building.

The building, intended for staff residence and visiting diplomats, was destroyed in the early hours of Saturday.

Following the incident, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo apologized to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in a telephone call.

According to the Nigerian presidency, President Akufo-Addo assured President Buhari that a full investigation into the incident would be undertaken.

Some suspects had been arrested and would be arraigned in court, the Nigerian presidency added.

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