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He was reacting to an allegation that most Nigerians residing in Ghana are undocumented.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 11, 2021
The king of the Igbo community in Ghana, Eze Dr Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, has said 90 per cent of Ghanaians living in Nigeria do not have the necessary documents.
He was reacting to an allegation that most Nigerians residing in Ghana are undocumented.
The traditional leader said Nigeria might not be enforcing its laws on residential permits for foreigners, hence many undocumented Ghanaians residing there.
He said, unlike Nigeria, it is wrong for any Ghanaian to suggest that Nigerians living in Ghana do not have the proper documentation, Ghanaweb reports.
I get headache when people say Nigerians are criminals, corrupt – Igbo king LISTEN
MAY 10, 2021
The King of the Igbo community in Ghana, Eze Dr Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, has debunked the perception that Nigerians living in Ghana are corrupt and responsible for the crimes in the country.
There is an assertion in Ghana that Nigerians are responsible for most of the country’s criminal activities such as prostitution, cybercrime and armed robbery.
However, speaking on Ghana Yensom on Accra100.5FM on Monday, 10 May 2021, the Igbo king told show host Kwame Appiah Kubi that: “Nigerians are not crime committers”, adding: “That impression that people create that Nigerians are crime committers, I will always disagree on that”.