Nana Addo urges calm over violent crackdown on #EndSARS protestors

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has joined thousands in the world to call for “understanding and calm” as protests continue to rock major cities in Nigeria. 

This comes after heavy pressure was mounted on the President on Wednesday after some unarmed protestors in Lagos were fired upon by Nigerian military personnel on Tuesday evening.

Some media reports from Nigeria indicated that over 40 persons may have been killed with many more wounded in protests nationwide.

Reaction to the issue in a Facebook post, President Akufo-Addo said he has “spoken with President Buhari, who is committed to this end, and has begun the processes that will lead to reform”. 

Read the full statement below:

“I join all well-meaning persons in calling for calm, and the use of dialogue in resolving the #EndSARS impasse in Nigeria. I have spoken with President Buhari, who is committed to this end, and has begun the processes that will lead to reform. Violence, be it on the part of the Police or protesters, cannot be the solution. To the families who have lost their loved ones, I express my sincere condolences, and I wish the injured a speedy recovery.”