The only part I am confused about, is on the part you wrote that they want to be re-integrated back to Nigeria.
I have been doing a little reading,and probably will do for a while for some Academic Purposes, and it is stated they actually want their own Country.
The entire Southern part of Cameroun,and if granted independence, will share border with Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.
Naptu2 you have just given me a rich load of Thesis material on conflict resolution.
Thanks.
Yes, they initially said that they want Southern Cameroon to be part of Nigeria. That was in the early 2000s when Obasanjo was president. Obasanjo ignored them so they said that they want their own country, if they are not going to be reintegrated into Nigeria.
They had alliances with some Niger Delta militants back then and they launched attacks on the Cameroonian mainland.
Naptu2 what website do you exactly go for your news?
Did not even know Cameroon has a group like this until now,and to read they have been in existence since 1984 and the media has kept quiet about them, is an organized conspiracy not to have their voices heard.
And what exactly brought them to Nigeria?how are we sure it is not the DSS that whisked them away?
They've been agitating that they want to be reintegrated with Nigeria for a long time. Some of them were at the Nigeria vs Cameroon match in Uyo to support the Super Eagles (I'll post the picture in a minute).
Kamerun was initially colonised by the Germans. It was seized from Germany after World War 1 and divided between Britain and France.
Remember that part of Cameroon was governed together with Nigeria by the British and they left after a referendum in 1961. They say that referendum was a mistake and that they are being marginalised by French speaking Cameroon.
English speaking Cameroon has been off the internet for almost a year. The government does not want them to share pictures of riots and brutality online.
It's quite possible that they were actually arrested by the SSS. It has always been the case that the security services do not like foreigners who live in Nigeria interfering in the politics of their home country, especially when such interferance could lead to instability. They usually arrest such people and get them to agree that they won't engage in political activities while they are in Nigeria.
Southern Cameroon’s separatist leader, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, has been abducted in Nigeria.
A statement signed by Secretary of Communications and IT, Federal Republic of Ambazonia, Chris Anu, said Tabe was abducted by “gunmen from la Republic du Cameroun at about 19:30 pm in Nera Hotels, (Ekwueme Road), Abuja Nigeria on January 5, 2018.”
The statement said the Federal Government of Nigeria had been notified of the incident and was currently investigating the situation. THISDAY could however not get official reaction on the abduction from officials of the foreign ministry or security agencies at the time of going to press.
Tabe heads the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, after the Anglophone Southern Cameroon declared independence from Republic of Cameroon, which is the francophone part of the country, last year. In November, he named a series of secretaries into the interim national government. But the declaration of independence has not been recognised by the United Nations or any country.
Abducted along with Tabe, according to the statement, were Dr. Nfor Ngala Nfor, who is the chairman of the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC), Dr. Fidelis Nde Che, Dr. Henry Kimeng, Prof. Awasum, Dr. Cornelius Kwanga, Mr. Tassang Wilfred, Barrister Eyambe Elias, Dr. Ojong Okongho and Barrister Nalowa Bih.
The statement said Tabe and his team were in a “high command meeting in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria at the time the Cameroon gunmen showed up at the hotel. The meeting started at around 5pm, Nigerian time. At around 7:30pm, the gunmen came into the hotel and abducted all of them including the President.”
It also said the meeting was scheduled to discuss the Southern Cameroon’s Refugee crisis in Nigeria and to galvanise relief support for housing, medical and feeding in anticipation of the approaching rainy season.
The statement called on all Southern Cameroonians to remain calm as it pursues investigations into the abduction.
“We call on Nigerian authorities to address this issue immediately and ensure that the Cameroon Government does not do any harm to them. We also call on the Nigerian authorities to investigate this threat against its sovereignty by La Republique du Cameroon.
“We call on the Nigerian government to guarantee the security of the more than 20,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees in various camps in Nigeria,” the statement further added.
Six herdsmen have, Friday, been arraigned before Magistrate, Isaac Ajim at the Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Makurdi by the Benue State Police for their alleged involvement in the killing of 19 farmers in Akor village of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
Recall that over 20 persons, including a pregnant woman were butchered on January 2, 2018, in a fresh attack carried out by the herdsmen.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state had equally confirmed the killings, while condemning it.
Many Nigerians had and still condemns the killings and have called on the security agencies to bring the culprits to book.
President Muhammadu Buhari had, yesterday, while condemning the attack, ordered that the culprits be fished out and brought to book.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governor Akinwumi Ambode, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and NFF President Amaju Pinnick were among dignitaries at the Aiteo CAF Awards in Accra yesterday night and Governor Ambode posted these pictures on his Twitter handle.
kenex4ever: am talking about premier league stats guy.
3 goals in 9 for Liverpool 2 goals in 11 for arsenal
Her nigerian form is not in doubt like I said earlier just like other nigerian best female players but when they go to world stage, their weaknesses are b exposed
Forget under 20 world cup, we know that does not really matter. We talking about senior world cup and premier league.
It's clear that you are simply just beefing, if not how can you say that you are referring to the world stage and still say that Under 20 World Cup, where she won both the golden ball and golden boot, does not matter? Do you think the other teams and girls came to sell groundnuts? I bet that winning the BBC World Footballer of the year also doesn't matter. You simply dismiss and discredit anything she has achieved because you don't want to acknowledge them.
I followed her at both clubs and I know what am saying forget sentiment
She scored 3 goals in 9 appearances and provided many assists for Liverpool in 2015 despite missing months of the season due to a knee injury and scored 2 goals in 10 appearances for Arsenal in 2016.
I also followed her at both clubs.
She also won both the golden ball and golden boot at the under 20 world cup in 2014
Asisat Oshoala, winner of the golden ball (MVP) and golden boot (highest goal scorer) at the 2014 FIFA Under 20 World Cup (she was the star of the tournament).
kenex4ever: This shows how poor African female football is.
A player that could not perform in both Liverpool and arsenal and then shipped off to China is the best in Africa.
But she clearly deserves the award because she is d best in Africa and I personally enjoy her game because she is quick and scores, but I don't know why she couldn't replicate her nation's cup form in d premier league
She performed very well at Liverpool and Arsenal. She chose to go to China because the pay was much more and she wanted a new challenge.
She was voted BBC World Women Player of the year while she was at Liverpool.