UK Protest: Ghanaians in the UK lament over neglect by High Commission

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom (UK) have expressed disappointment with the High Commission for its lack of action regarding the ongoing violent protests.

Kofi Marfo, a UK-based Ghanaian journalist with Rainbow Radio UK, stated in an interview with Channel One TV that the commission has been very quiet while other countries are cautioning and repatriating their nationals from the UK.

According to Marfo, the commission’s failure to communicate with the community across the UK raises concerns among its members.

“I was expecting the Ghana High Commission which is the embodiment representing the Jubilee House of the President of Ghana, his excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, but they’ve been very quiet on this case. We have other nations cautioning their citizens not to travel to the UK.

“We have other countries that are willing to even repatriate their citizens from this country. I was hopefully waiting for the Ghana High Commission under the leadership of Papa Owusu Ankomah, to have signalled kind of concern with messages of encouragement," he said.

Despite reiterating earlier reports that no Ghanaian has been harmed by the protest, he stated that most of them, especially children, are living in constant fear as the violent attacks intensify.

“For now, I cannot say there’s been any attack on Ghanaians specifically in London, where I live because I made phone calls to other friends in the northern, eastern, and southern parts of London, and there's not been any attacks on London, and it's because they haven’t intensified the demonstration in London yet.

“Notwithstanding that, we have a lot of black women, Asian women and children living in fear and most of them have refused to come out. Most of them have decided to live a solitary lifestyle," he disclosed.

Meanwhile, police have arrested hundreds of protestors as the attacks intensify.

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