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A number of Ghanaian female celebrities have urged President Nana Akufo-Addo and other African leaders to speak and/or intervene in the ongoing #EndSARS crisis in Nigeria. 

Nana Aba Anamoah, Yvonne Nelson, Lydia Forson, and Sandra Ankobiah are among the many stars who are waiting for action from President Akufo-Addo and other African leaders. 

Nigeria has been in a tenuous situation since October 8, 2020, thousands pour onto the streets daily in protest of the activities of a police unit called SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad).

SARS had reportedly been terrorising the ordinary citizens, especially the youth, and killing many. Barely three days after the protest started, the Nigerian Police Force announced the disbandment of SARS but the protest still went on across some major cities of the countries. Protesters were not satisfied with the disbandment and demanded prosecution for those who committed crimes under SARS. 

The Nigerian government, in a bid to repress the protests which have been largely termed as peaceful, has resorted to the use of violence leading to the reported deaths of some protesters.

Below are some of their comments on social media. 

 

 

 

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Mr. President @nakufoaddo, good evening from fellow Ghanaians.

A post shared by nana aba (@thenanaaba) on Oct 20, 2020 at 2:02pm PDT

 

 

 

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You were loud on Black Lives Matter but completely silent on the unfortunate events in Nigeria. Shame on you.

A post shared by nana aba (@thenanaaba) on Oct 20, 2020 at 1:50pm PDT

 

 

 

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Such a shame!!

A post shared by nana aba (@thenanaaba) on Oct 20, 2020 at 2:24pm PDT

African leaders found their voice (very quickly) to wish Trump a speedy recovery.

But they’ve lost it when it comes to #EndSARS

History will not forget...

— VOTE #lydiaforson #africansocialstar (@lydiaforson) October 20, 2020

And yet people will wake up at dawn to go and queue and vote for these same leaders over and over again. Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

— Ama (@GeminiAma9) October 20, 2020

The Ghanaian president held a funeral for George floyd but he has not said anything about this situation

— Eliza 💥 (@tsidi__) October 20, 2020

Where is the AFRICAN UNION (AU) ? where is ECOWAS?? West african leaders, where are you?? 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 speak for the people of NIGERIA! AFRICA AND THE WORLD IS WATCHING 💔

— 𝓨𝓿𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓸𝓷 (@yvonnenelsongh) October 20, 2020

Mr. President @NAkufoAddo please show some empathy. Please show the Nigerian youth that you care. Please show some authority as the Head of Ecowas. Thank you https://t.co/OH0bIMtlUv

— Sandra Ankobiah, Esq (@SandraAnkobiah) October 20, 2020