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Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to evacuate them from Ghana.<\/p>\n

The traders, in a Save-Our-Soul letter delivered to the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said they were seeking a secure and peaceful return to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In a statement signed by Gabriel Odu, NiDCOM\u2019s Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, said the traders belonged to two associations in Ghana, the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG) and the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS).<\/p>\n

According to Mr Odu, the evacuation letter, endorsed by 753 traders in the two associations, was delivered by a delegation led by the President of NANTS, Ken Ukoaha.<\/p>\n

In the letter, the traders explained that their evacuation had become necessary because of the constant and consistent harassments, intimidation, torture, threat to their lives and the total lockdown of their means of livelihood in Ghana.<\/p>\n

They said that their shops had been locked up for almost one year by Ghanaian authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiplomatic niceties at the highest level between Nigeria and Ghana have not yielded positive results.<\/p>\n

\u201cLandlords are coming to ask us for rent. How do we pay with our shops locked up for so long? We are dying here,\u201d the traders lamented in the letter.<\/p>\n

Receiving the delegation, Mrs Dabiri-Erewa called for peace, stressing the need for all relevant stakeholders to continually engage in peace talks.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press Nigeria Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to evacuate them from Ghana. The traders, in a Save-Our-Soul letter delivered to the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said they were seeking a secure and peaceful return to Nigeria. 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