Ghanaians are growing increasingly frustrated with the conduct of some Nigerians living in the country, a sentiment that fueled recent protests over alleged criminal activities, according to Ghana-based media strategist SoG Precious.

Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday, SoG Precious said the protest held was triggered by incidents of abduction, killings, and rising prostitution in parts of Ghana, with some Nigerians at the centre of the accusations.

“I believe that the protest sent a message, and the message was very clear that Ghanaians are kind of fed up with some characters of some Nigerians that are living in Ghana,” Precious said.

He said the most recent protests were not isolated but stemmed from accumulated grievances.

“The people of Ghana feel that they have been too good to the people, that they feel Nigerians are trying to take advantage of their kindness, so I think, basically, that is what has ignited this whole protest,” he said.

Precious also acknowledged that the Ghanaian government is working to manage the situation and prevent it from escalating.

He added that beyond official interventions, local institutions are also stepping up.

Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has called for calm over the protests.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu said this when she met with Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Ablakwa, to address the recent wave of protests targeting Nigerians living in Ghana.

“Meeting with the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana, Hon. Samuel Ablakwa, to address the situation of Nigeria-Ghana citizens’ relations in the aftermath of protests against Nigerians living in Ghana,” she wrote on her X handle on Thursday.

The Minister assured that the lives, properties, and businesses of Nigeria and Nigerians living in Ghana are safe and protected, and that there is certainly no threat of mass deportations of our nationals residing in Ghana. (Channels TV)