ABUJA—Another round of tension is building in the Bakassi Peninsula and Cross River State, following the decision by the Joint Technical Team on Bakassi Demarcation in conjunction with the National Boundary Commission, to undertake the final physical demarcation of the boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon.

The demarcation is based on the International Court of Justice ruling ceding the area to Nigeria’s neighbour. This came as the Senate said it will not delist Bakassi territory from the Nigerian constitution.

The unease in the border area of Nigeria is said to have heightened following the receipt of a notice by the NBC to the Cross River State Government asking it to prepare for the final physical boundary delineation between Nigeria and Cameroon based on the new reality of ceding Bakassi to Cameroon.



The letter, which was sighted by Vanguard, last night, was written by the NBC on September 17, 2012 with reference No NBC.SEC.7/S.2/Vol.XV/43 and addressed to Governor Liyel Imoke, notifying him of the decision of the agency to carry out the assignment and asking him to support the operation.

The communication was endorsed by S.M. Isa, a surveyor in the NBC, on behalf of the Director General of the Federal Government parastatal.

The demarcation, which is scheduled to start on October 19,  is expected to be concluded on November 11 and is being undertaken by the Joint Technical Team of the Sub-Commission on Demarcation corresponding to some sectors in Cross River State.

According to NBC, the assignment involves ‘Pillar site assessment of the Thalweg of the downstream sector of Akwa Yafe River to the first Point of the Maritime boundary by the Joint Technical Team, JTT, of the sub-commission.

In the main, the JTT seeks to physically trace the monuments and other landmarks that will serve as the boundary between the two states on the Nigerian side of the border with Bakassi.

It was gathered that the JTT of the sub-commission on Demarcation has already assessed the boundary.

The decision to carry out the demarcation of the Nigerian side in Bakassi, is said to have been reached during the last meeting of the Nigerian-Cameroon Mixed Commission at Yaounde between August 30 and 31, this year.
The meeting had noted that since the commission had assessed the boundary Pillar ‘V’ in the Lake Chad in Borno State to the upstream sector of River Akwa Yafe in Cross River State, on the Nigerian side of the boundary, preparatory to the actual pillar placement, it should continue with pillar site identification in the downstream sector of Akwa Yafe River.

Team to be based in Calabar

The tripartite team of experts for the demarcation, which is drawn from Nigeria, Cameroon and the United Nations, is  to be based in Calabar, the Cross River State capital throughout the duration of the demarcation.

However, it was gathered that the team was worried that the exercise might not be carried out successfully without some violence from the aggrieved natives of Bakassi, who feel betrayed by the Federal Government’s refusal to seek a review of the Bakassi judgment.

In a bid to checkmate any attack, the NBC has pleaded with Governor Imoke to provide the team with necessary logistics and security support to carry out the task.

Among other things, the NBC wants the governor to direct his local government commissioner and traditional institutions to mobilise and sensitise the aggrieved Bakassi people particularly those living along the areas to be demarcated to give maximum support and cooperation to the visiting team.

The commission also pleaded with the governor to assign his health commissioner to send a medical doctor to go with the team throughout the duration of the assignment.

In addition, the commission has requested for adequate riot and marine police, State Security Service, SSS, Customs and Immigrations personnel to accompany them throughout the period of the demarcation to prevent any attack.

Governor Imoke was also requested to ask the Surveyor General of his state to represent the state on the team and to give all necessary assistance towards the accomplishment of the task.

“Your Excellency, I wish to, on behalf of the sub-committee on the Demarcation, express our profound gratitude to your administration for the support and numerous assistance accorded us that have been facilitating the successful outcome of our activities in Cross River State and the nation in general,” the NBC concluded in its letter to the governor.

But natives of Bakassi and top political leaders in the state are unhappy over the latest move to  demarcate the disputed area on the grounds that it would mark the final takeover of Bakassi.

The natives were angry and disappointed that the boundary demarcation would finally give them out to a country they do not want to belong.

There were indications last night that some of the aggrieved persons were considering a court order to stop the Mixed Commission from carrying out the final demarcation of their border with Cameroun until all wrongs and adversities visited on them were addressed and resolved.

But they were also cautious about the guidelines of the Mixed Commission which stipulates that ‘the JTT regularly alternates their field operations headquarters between the two countries’.

“That if conditions in one country are not conducive for the JTT to function, it is at liberty to relocate across their common frontier to the other country to operate from there for the purpose of completing the demarcation”.

Those who were set for trouble are reported to have been disarmed by the guidelines.

It was reliably gathered that the natives might resort to a court order to stop the work of the JTT.

The Bakassi natives are angry that the Federal Government opted not to appeal the ruling of the ICJ, which ceded the area to Cameroon.

The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, had said that Nigeria did not have any fresh fact to warrant the appeal and that it would be diplomatically damaging to do so.

By midnight of October 10, Bakassi became a territory of Cameroon.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/10/bakassi-tension-as-boundary-demarcation-begins/

So Cameroon has finally gotten part of our fatherland

Does it mean "Florence Ita Giwa" is no longer a Nigerian?

FvCk the LAW! In Nigeria, who follows or obey the law.

Kill this Leaders!

Hold on, here. Now, who's that lady in Pink? Is that Sen. Florence?

Hypocrite. What did she do when she was in power? Those Bakassi people are blind.

What?! To imagine she's bold enough to stand amongst them.

afam4eva: Does it mean "Florence Ita Giwa" is no longer a Nigerian?

Who is she?

I still dey vex on how we lost bakassi. Well thats as a result of failed government

Why do i smell dead rat?

I hope the Bakassi people will learn never to allow themselves to used as pawns by
the Nigerian government looking to enter Biafra AT ALL COSTS

OBJ and his three Yoruba friends sold Bakassi.
I wonder if they would have done the same in any SW region.

Clemzy16: Why do i smell dead rat?

you don't need to smell dead rat because the cat had longed eaten it!

Too bad Nigeria has lost the battle! Who do we blame now? GEJ who came into power and met the problem facing him or Gowon who foolishly sold Bakassi to Cameroon or Obasanjo whom I don't know how he is connected to the problem? Our leaders both past and present are surely the problems facing this nation! Smh.

Please, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIM ===>

timbros:

Who is she?

SO YOU DONT KNOW FLORENCE OR MAMA IBONG THAT SELLS GARRI AND CRAYFISH IN OLD NIGERIA. NA WA O

Where are those who want secession?
Una dey cry for Bakassi?
Mu he he he he he he

Na so una go cry for Biafra?
See e badu belle and e jolosi o!
Una nefa start. . .

Oya, make we begin divide Nigeria.
What part goes to Cameroun next?

Adamawa to Chad?
Or Biafra to Benin?

LWKMD!!!!!!

Vry soon borno state will become part of niger republic,our map is nt the same again

End of discussion.

Farewel to Bakassi.
We will miss ya, stay tight.

Callotti: Where are those who want secession?
Una dey cry for Bakassi?
Mu he he he he he he

Na so una go cry for Biafra?
See e badu belle and e jolosi o!
Una nefa start. . .

Oya, make we begin divide Nigeria.
What part goes to Cameroun next?

Adamawa to Chad?
Or Biafra to Benin?

LWKMD!!!!!!

Laughing at your dark future, i wonder how many hypo, that will be used to make ur future a little more brighter... If God be for Biafra, who can be against? Nobody!

Callotti: Where are those who want secession?
Una dey cry for Bakassi?
Mu he he he he he he

Na so una go cry for Biafra?
See e badu belle and e jolosi o!
Una nefa start. . .

Oya, make we begin divide Nigeria.
What part goes to Cameroun next?

Adamawa to Chad?
Or Biafra to Benin?

LWKMD!!!!!!

hope no problem cuz it appears that u've gone insane...get help ASAP ...seriously....Aro is not that far

peterowode: So Cameroon has finally gotten part of our fatherland

nah so o

Na because of the oil, abeg make cameroun collect the land, all the oil wey we get here, we benefit from it? Our greedy leader just dey thief our oil money. So make cameroun collect am, statistically speaking,i no loss

I hate this country.

There is hope, let's just watch and pray

Ladiesguy:

Laughing at your dark future, i wonder how many hypo, that will be used to make ur future a little more brighter... If God be for Biafra, who can be against? Nobody!

emk4lif: hope no problem cuz it appears that u've gone insane...get help ASAP ...seriously....Aro is not that far

See these cyber riff-raffs. . . .?
Are you crying about Bakassi?
Begin divide I say. . . .mu che che che che che

Bakassi was never yours in the first place. . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakassi

History

During the European scramble for Africa, Queen Victoria signed a Treaty of Protection with the King and Chiefs of Akwa Akpa, known to Europeans as "Old Calabar", on 10 September 1884. This enabled the United Kingdom to exercise control over the entire territory around Calabar, including Bakassi. The territory subsequently became de facto part of the republic of Nigeria, although the border was never permanently delineated. However, documents released by the Cameroonians, in parity with that of the British and Germans, clearly places Bakassi under Cameroonian Territory as a consequence of colonial era Anglo-German agreements.

[size=20pt]Interestingly, even after Southern Cameroons voted in 1961 to leave Nigeria and became a part of Cameroon, Bakassi remained under Calabar administration in Nigeria until ICJ judgement of 2002.[/size][4]

Callotti:





See these cyber riff-raffs. . . .?
Are you crying about Bakassi?
Begin divide I say. . . .mu che che che che che

Bakassi was never yours in the first place. . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakassi

do you know what d anglo german agreement is all about? Does d british have d right to sell any part of their colony without d consent of d original owners of d land acc to UN rule? Thats what d british did and OBJ supported them by going to ICJ at all. Have u heard about d fauckland island?What will make d british to respond to d argentina at ICJ? Bakassi belong to nigeria until d british gave it to d germans,later it came back to nigeria after d world war and colonialism.Gowon signed it away and later realised his mistake and wrote a letter to cameroun on dt? Why didnt OBJ send bakassi and cross river representative to ICJ? Why did he run and implement d ruling when cameroun have nt implemented theirs? Now d big problem i'v nt understood and will like to is why jonathan a south southerner played hanky panky with reviewing d ruling? Who'll answer dt pls? Pls dnt tell me dt there is no fresh evidence bcs there are proofs dt fresh evidences exist.Lets nt forget adoke's role in botching d appeal.

Clemzy16: Why do i smell dead rat?

because the rat is DEAD.......... Gbam

cjfavour: do you know what d anglo german agreement is all about? Does d british have d right to sell any part of their colony without d consent of d original owners of d land acc to UN rule? Thats what d british did and OBJ supported them by going to ICJ at all. Have u heard about d fauckland island?What will make d british to respond to d argentina at ICJ? Bakassi belong to nigeria until d british gave it to d germans,later it came back to nigeria after d world war and colonialism.Gowon signed it away and later realised his mistake and wrote a letter to cameroun on dt? Why didnt OBJ send bakassi and cross river representative to ICJ? Why did he run and implement d ruling when cameroun have nt implemented theirs? Now d big problem i'v nt understood and will like to is why jonathan a south southerner played hanky panky with reviewing d ruling? Who'll answer dt pls? Pls dnt tell me dt there is no fresh evidence bcs there are proofs dt fresh evidences exist.Lets nt forget adoke's role in botching d appeal.

^


Remember that both countries you mentioned are part of the West & have stakes in Project Nigeria with the 1st having...

There is also a story line on Bakassi being used as barter to win Biafran war.

To your question regarding JEG reaction / decision, there could be only two options / answers:

1. It's either he's loyal to the West ("Want to stay alive"...)

2. He's not the one or a party to those that used it as barter to win Biafran war, hence ("Tell it to the birds"...)

cjfavour: [b] do you know what d anglo german agreement is all about? Does d british have d right to sell any part of their colony without d consent of d original owners of d land acc to UN rule? Thats what d british did and OBJ supported them by going to ICJ at all. Have u heard about d fauckland island?What will make d british to respond to d argentina at ICJ? Bakassi belong to nigeria until d british gave it to d germans,later it came back to nigeria after d world war and colonialism.Gowon signed it away and later realised his mistake and wrote a letter to cameroun on dt? Why didnt OBJ send bakassi and cross river representative to ICJ? Why did he run and implement d ruling when cameroun have nt implemented theirs? Now d big problem i'v nt understood and will like to is why jonathan a south southerner played hanky panky with reviewing d ruling? Who'll answer dt pls? Pls dnt tell me dt there is no fresh evidence bcs there are proofs dt fresh evidences exist.Lets nt forget adoke's role in botching d appeal.[/b]

Bakassi does not belong to Nigeria.
Contrary to the cooked documents of the British. . . .Cameroon provided the 'real deal'!
The reason the judgement was AGAINST Nigeria. . . .
Thank our gods they had the sense to keep the original documents.
The question you should be asking yourself is WHY BAKASSI REMAINED WITH CALABAR LAND after Southern Cameroon went with Cameroon. . . AFTER NIGERIA WAS GIVEN INDEPENDENCE from the same BRITISH?

Gowon did not sign Jack or Jill. . . Cameroon DECIDED TO LEAVE. . . .IT WAS A CHOICE THAT THEY CHOSE TO EXERCISE.

Now, they want Bakassi back. . .and they are entitled to it!

Unlike you. . . OBJ was well-versed in the on-goings. . . even before you were born.
It would have been silly of him to object to this case of the most obvious.
Read it up!

Abeg, what has happened has happened. Let us just forge ahead and wish the Bakassi peninsula people well. Our concern should be that they be treated well by the Cameroonian government, period.

I really feel sorry to our brodas en sistas in Bakassi but d truth is dat, d so call Bakassi was admistered in Eket division, a LGA in d present Akwa Ibom State in d then CRS. So every proof of ducument shld b found in AKS. So there is hope in unity if Akwa Ibom people speak wth Nigerians en Nigeria supports.

On the brighter side: with a Cameroonian passport it will be easier to get visas to UK, USA, France etc. The nigerian passport has really lost respect