FG Directs Military To Establish 2 Operational Bases In Cross River



President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the military to establish two bases in Cross River to protect areas sharing border with Bakassi Peninsula.

Brig.-Gen. Okwuodili Azinta, the Commander 13 Brigade, Calabar, said this at an interactive session with journalists in Calabar.

Azinta said the Federal Government had directed that a Forward Operation Base be sited at Ikang and Dayspring 1 in the state.

He said the base would be located in Ikang, while its naval equivalent would be sited at Dayspring 1, all in Bakassi Local Government Area.

Some Bakassi indigenes, recently displaced by Cameroon security forces, were accommodated at the Akwa Ikot Edem Primary School, Akpabuyo Local Government Area.

Sequel to this, the Federal Government set up a committee to resettle the affected persons.

mojounited: Good move! Since Bakassi peninsula has fallen to Cameroon, it's imperative to shore up bases and increase military strength/activities in Cross River State in order to monitor activities of the Gendarmes and deter any potential attack or invasion.

koruji: Better late than never, but this is the same lackadaisical attitude by the FG that allowed Boko Haram to become a monster. All these many years that Nigerians have been attacked and killed in Bakassi the FG is just waking up now.
What a giant!!!

Defiant locals
A few Bakassi young men have said they will stay and fight any attempt by Cameroon to administer the place. Many Bakassi residents say they do not want to live in Cameroon. They have requested help from militants along the coast in the Niger Delta, but it is unclear if any help is forthcoming.