Ghana security forces raided and shut down the office of an LGBT rights group in the capital Accra on Wednesday, the organisation said, after politicians and religious leaders called for its closure. Gay sex is a criminal offence in the West African country and members of the LGBT community face widespread discrimination. "This morning, our office was raided by National Security," the LGBT+ Rights Ghana group said on Twitter. "At this moment, we no longer have access to our safe space and our safety is being threatened," the group said, adding that "a few days ago, traditional leaders threatened to burn down our office but the police did not help." Foreign diplomats in the country came under fire after some attended the opening of the centre on January 31. The EU's delegation in Ghana tweeted at the time that representatives had "participated in the opening of the new community space." The LGBT group's director Alex Donkor told AFP that closing the centre was against human rights. "Ghana is a free country and we expect the president and the security agencies to rather protect us instead of threatening us," Donkor said. The police have not responded to calls and messages about the incident. But the owner of the property Asenso Gyambi said he had reported the group to security agencies. Gyambi told AFP he wasn't aware his house was being rented by LGBT+ Rights Ghana. "I wasn't happy about it... I had to report it to the security agencies to take action. I won't tolerate such activities in my property." Ghana's minister-designate for gender, children and social protection Sarah Adwoa Safo said last week that "the issue of the criminality of LGBT is non-negotiable and our cultural practises also frown on it." There is no legislation in Ghana explicitly prohibiting homosexuality but gay sex is criminalised, with offenders potentially facing up to 25 years in prison. str/lhd/dl