Nigerian businessman, 25 others arrested near Jubilee House for blocking road to an estate

On Monday, April 7, Ben Peters, a Ghana-based Nigerian businessman, was arrested by National Security operatives near the Jubilee House in Accra.

Twenty-five others were also confined near Peters. They were apprehended for allegedly blocking a road leading to an estate at Kanda, near the Jubilee House, where soo many ambassadors, including the Spanish Ambassador to Ghana and his family, lives.

Deputy Director of Operations at the Jubilee House, Mustapha Gbande disclosed it on JoyNews’ Pulse.
On the report of the Deputy Director of Operations, Peters, and his “personal security guards”, who had weapons blocked the main entrance to the estate exceeding three hours over an unsettled business discourse.

“We went to the area, and indeed, the group, add up to about 60 to 70, had crowded the area. His men were in black suits and white shirts with sirens on their pick-up trucks,” he stated clearly.

Mr Gbande disclosed that police motorbikes and an SUV were found while trying to pick Peters up from one of the apartments in the estate.

Mr Gbande said he was wondering why a private and a Nigerian would possess such power in our country to go contrary to our laws, behave with amnesty, and make Ghanaians helpless. The laws frowns on that, so he is in the custody of the police for further questioning.

During Peter’s interrogation, he claimed to own several apartments in the estate but said the estate developer does not want to provide him with “extra keys” to access the various facilities, which pushed him to block the road in order to gain attention and have access to the keys.

Ben Peters and twenty to twenty-five individuals in addition to a white man who was found in his apartment when we arrived were arrested. Mr Gbande made it clear.
Primary reports declared that the main enforcer refused to surrender to the police until the brother of President John Mahama, appeared there. When Ibrahim Mahama appeared, the enforcer surrendered.

Mr. Gbande highlighted that “We must not allow foreigners to treat us with such neglect. We must not operate a country where individuals can cause such stress and voilence in our communities.”