- Protesters at the Obra Spot blamed Nigerians for rising crime, kidnappings, and social vices, chanting “Nigerians Must Go” and holding placards that read “End Kidnapping,” “End Rituals,” and “Our Kids Are Missing Because of Igbos.”
Hundreds of Ghanaians stormed the streets of Accra on Saturday, July 27, calling for the immediate expulsion of Nigerians from the country.
Protesters at the Obra Spot blamed Nigerians for rising crime, kidnappings, and social vices, chanting “Nigerians Must Go” and holding placards that read “End Kidnapping,” “End Rituals,” and “Our Kids Are Missing Because of Igbos.”
A viral video shows demonstrators waving Ghanaian flags and accusing Nigerians of threatening public safety. “You can’t be in someone’s country and be doing anyhow,” one woman shouted.
A protester riding a motorcycle accused Nigerians of causing fear in communities.
“A time will come when even our children won’t be able to go out to buy something and return safely,” he stated.
“Just look at what they did to our mother at the Ghana High Commission in Nigeria. They killed her inside her car. Why, Nigerians?” he said.
The protest also reignited tensions surrounding the presence of the Igbo monarchy in Ghana.
Some protesters questioned the legitimacy of the title “Eze Ndigbo” being used by Igbo leaders in the country, specifically calling out Eze Chukwudi Ihenetu, who was crowned “Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana.”
“This message is for him: he should stop calling himself a king in this land ever again,” one protester stated angrily.
The protest comes amid backlash over the lavish palace of Eze Ihenetu in Accra, which stirred controversy in both Ghana and Nigeria.
In response, Nigeria’s Southeast Council of Traditional Rulers abolished the use of the title “Eze Ndigbo” outside Igbo land, declaring it sacred and reserved for leaders chosen through traditional rites.
The council, led by figures like Eze E.C. Okeke and Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, introduced “Onyendu Ndigbo” as the new title for diaspora leaders and warned that using the banned title shows defiance of Igbo tradition.
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