“While expressing regrets over the incident, the Ministry wishes to reassure the diplomatic community in Ghana and the Nigerian High Commission in particular that Ghana remains a law abiding country that upholds the principle of the rule of law,” a statement said.
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, had strongly condemned the demolition.
He said in a tweet: “We strongly condemn two outrageous criminal attacks in Accra, #Ghana, on a residential building in our diplomatic premises by unknown persons in which a bulldozer was used to demolish the building.
“We are engaging the Ghanaian Government and demand urgent action to find the perpetrators and provide adequate protection for Nigerians and their property in Ghana.”
The plot of land in dispute houses the residence of the Nigerian High commissioners residence and four other buildings and was allocated to the Nigerian Government in the sixties.
A portion of the land had remained undeveloped until eight years ago when the building construction began.
It was learnt that a Ghanaian businessman had claimed ownership of the land.
However, both governments had resolved the ownership issue when Nigeria paid 50 million Ghanaian cedis for the land.
Work commenced on the building on a portion of the land after all approvals were sought and obtained from the regulatory authorities.
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