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Criminal Stereotyping: Ghanaian Police arrest Nigerian professor who called for retaliatory media attack
The Ghanaian Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said it has arrested and granted bail to a visiting Nigerian English lecturer, Professor Austin Nwagbara, at the University of Education following his comments in a viral video.
Ghanaian newspaper reports that Prof. Nwagbara was invited by the Police CID Tuesday and was cautioned on the offence of “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace”, a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs of the Police CID, DSP Juliana Obeng, said.
In the video that went viral on social media a few days ago, Prof Nwagbara was seen telling a group of Nigerians to take advantage of the media to reshape the reportage of Nigerians in Ghana.
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The Prof who was apparently peeved by the increasing stereotyping of Nigerians as criminals by the Ghanaian media told the group that;
“There is bad image for Nigeria; we can take it back through the press. We can reverse it. We have powerful Nigerian media stations, channels broadcast all over the world, there’s active online social media…
“Let them come here and run documentaries of the experiences of Nigerians and blast it all over the world. In three days Ghana would respond,” he said.
His comment in the viral video prompted the Ghanaian police to invite him for questioning.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana has accused the Ghanaian media of demonizing its nationals through widespread negative reportage.
According to Sahara Reporters, the commission advised the media and the public to be circumspect with their reports and commentary on alleged crimes committed by Nigerians living in Ghana.
See the Police statement:
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