I came accross this story although old, we still need to know what's going on in bakassi because 90% of people living there Nigerians. Bakassi:FG promises to respond attack on nigerians by cameroonian gendarmes. » The Federal Government has promised to take appropriate action against attacks on Nigerians. resident in Bakassi by the Camerounian gendarmes.

Speaking with State House correspondents, in Abuja, after the meeting of the Presidential Committee on the plight of the Displaced Bakassi People, the Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, said government was studying reports on the attack and would take appropriate action.

"As a good player on the international scene, Nigeria has subscribed to the Green Tree Agreement and on our own part we will continue to abide by the provisions of the agreement.

"For one reason or the other, resulting from skirmishes here and there, the Camerounian Gendarmes have attacked some innocent Nigerians.

"That report, is being presented to government and the Nigerian government will take appropriate action to redress the situation," he said.

Comrade Moro called on the people of Bakassi to remain calm as government was determined to ensure that they are not left to their fate as government was taking every step to ensure their safety in the peninsula.

On the activities of the Presidential Committee on the Displaced Bakassi People, the minister said an interim progress report has been presented to the Vice President with a promise that the final report would be ready soon.

He assured that the Displaced Bakassi people would find succor in the recommendations of the Committee, which would be implemented by the Federal Government.

"I think at the moment we should not be attempting to segment solutions. The present crisis that we find in Bakassi, is a Nigerian crisis and Nigerian Government is taking every step in conjunction with State Governments to address the situation.

"So, the right thing to do is to look up to decision of government as to what to do with the Bakassi people, because the Bakassi people are Nigerians."

m.allafrica.com/stories/201304120430.html »The Nigerian government has vowed an "appropriate action" to recent escalation of attacks by Cameroonian gendarmes, accused of killing at least a dozen Nigerians in Bakassi, Cross River State.

Reports suggest about 20 people have been killed and more than a thousand displaced in multiple attacks in the area within the past two weeks. A number of locals are also missing.

A recent onslaught occurred more than a week ago when Cameroonian soldiers opened fire on defenseless natives at Efut Obot Ikot, a settlement in the peninsula where they preferred to stay, the Chairman of Bakassi Local Government Area, Ekpo Bassey, said. He said a camp for displaced persons had swollen to 1, 800.

The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, said Thursday in Abuja, that the report on the attack was being studied by the government. Mr. Moro spoke after a meeting of the presidential committee on the plight of the Displaced Bakassi People.

"As it is now, as a good player on the international scene, Nigeria has subscribed to the Green Tree Agreement and on our own part as a country we will continue to abide by the provisions of the agreement," Mr. Moro said.

"For one reason or the other, resulting from little skirmishes here and there, the Cameroonian gendarme has attacked some innocent Nigerians. That report is being presented to government and the Nigerian government will take appropriate action to redress the situation."

The minister appealed to the people of Bakassi to remain calm as government was determined to ensure their safety in the face of the ruling of the International Court of Justice at The Hague and the Nigerian government's acceptance of the situation.

Mr. Moro said the presidential committee on the Displaced Bakassi People had presented a progress report to Vice-President Namadi Sambo with a promise that the final report would be ready soon.

He assured that the displaced Bakassi people would find succor in the recommendations of the committee, which would be implemented by the Federal Government.

"I think at this moment we should not be attempting to segment solutions. The present crisis that we find in Bakassi is a Nigerian crisis and the Nigerian government is taking every step in conjunction with the state government to address the situation," he said.

"And so, the right thing to do is to look up to the decision of government as to what to do with the Bakassi people, because the Bakassi people are Nigerians."