Some international relations experts have described Friday’s demolition of some apartments belonging to the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, as a sign of disrespect.

They said the incident must be investigated by the Nigerian authorities and appropriate measures taken.

The respondents spoke in separate interviews with the Newsmen in Ibadan on Monday.

Dr Olu Ojedokun, a political scientist and lawyer at the Lead City University, Ibadan, said the incident was against the Geneva Convention because the demolished structure was inside Nigeria’s territory according to international laws.

“It is a breach of international laws, but of course, there should be consequences because it is a violation of Nigeria’s territory and sovereignty.

“Hopefully, the two countries will find a way to resolve it because there is a reason for diplomatic immunity and a reason embassies and high commissions around the world have sovereignty,” he said.

Ojedokun said the response by the Ghanaian authorities was not good enough as the incident might set a bad precedent.

In the same light, Dr. Abubakar Oladeji, a political and governance expert at Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan, said the demolition suggested that there was a problem in the relationship between the two countries.

Oladeji said it would be difficult for the Ghanaian authorities to claim ignorance of the demolition considering their handling of the situation.

“It seems it is another type of xenophobic action because that has been the case from all the small countries who are envious of Nigeria or are not comfortable with Nigerians living with them.

“I hope our government will rise up early to really stop this before it escalates.

“There are bilateral agreements that govern relationships among countries and such acts can not be done to the United States of America,” he said.

Oladeji, however, noted that the incident was not likely to be connected to Nigeria’s closure of the border in 2019 which had checked the illegal movement of goods into the country.

Also speaking, Dr. Babatunde Oyedeji, an international relations expert, stated that there was no justifiable reason for any attack to be made on Nigeria’s embassy in Ghana.

He said embassies all over the world were territorial reserves which should not be ravaged or infiltrated by any foreign country.

Oyedeji, however, called for caution in handling the matter and in passing judgment on the demolition.

“Ghana has to remember that apart from the fact that Nigeria is a bigger brother in so many respects, these countries were very close during and after the colonial era.

“There used to be varieties of games back then; the African games and university games that involved several West African countries.

“All that is gone now and everybody is going his own way and there is some measure of national pride in countries,” he said.

Contrary to Oladeji, Oyedeji noted that the closure of Nigeria’s border might have fuelled the incident.

The lecturer at Lead City University, however, maintained that Nigeria had the right to shut its borders if there were nefarious activities going on.

“Nigeria has the right to protect its territory, integrity, economy, and people.

” But it should also be able to tell the world of the benefits of the closure and for how long,” he said.

Reports have it that some armed men attacked the diplomatic building in Accra, demolishing some apartments under construction.

According to reports, both governments had condemned the attack and investigations into the matter were ongoing.