Tag: Bakassi Peninsula
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Nigeria, Cameroon to return to ICJ for judgment clarification on Bakassi Peninsula
Following uncertainties in some grey areas in the judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon over the ownership of the Bakassi Peninsula, both countries have agreed to return to the court. The ICJ, in a judgment on October 10, 2002 upheld Cameroon’s claim to the area. At…
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Bakassi refugees narrate nasty ordeal, commend Gov Ayade for respite
The displaced persons of Bakassi in Cross River state have commended Governor Ben Ayade for keeping his promise and coming to their aid by providing a befitting accomodation for them and their families. The IDPs who lost their ancestral homes and land 18 years ago following the ceding of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in…