A statue of Ghana’s immediate former President, Nana Akufo-Addo, put up at the end of last year has been destroyed.
The unveiling by Akufo-Addo of his own likeness in November in the country’s Western Region sparked a social media backlash, as well as being mocked and described as “self-glorification”.
Its launch had been in honour of the president’s development initiatives.
On Monday, local media shared images showing the statue in a ruined state, with its severed head lying on the ground. It is not clear who had targeted the sculpture or what the motive was, and the police have not commented.
