Enraged youths from the Bakassi area of Cross River State continued beating war drums on Tuesday, vowing to surpass the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram, if the government failed to appeal its ceding.
The Bakassi community is seeking an appeal against the International Court of Justice 2002 ruling that gave Bakassi to neighbouring country, Cameroun. The window for such appeal is 10 years lapsing October 10.
“What is happening now in the northern part of the country is a child's play because we will ensure justice is given to us,” a youth leader from the area under the aegis of Cross River State Political Network, Michael Nku, said during a protest at the National Assembly.
“We will perpetuate more mayhem than what Boko Haram is presently doing in the north."
Whether the threats are empty or backed by capacity remains to be seen.
But the federal government has ignored such warnings and dismissed past threats from Bakassi agitators the Ogonis as merely “attention seeking.”
Both areas have declared self governance and the Bakassi youth announced last month the launching of a new radio station and state paraphernalia including coat of arms and anthem.
At least one hostage case has been recorded in the area since the clamour started.
“Bakassi as a people have always been Cross Riverians in particular and Nigerians in general and they speak Efik, bear our names and share in the culture of the Efiks,” Nku said.
“Bakassi is a Local Government in Nigeria and no such entity ever existed in Cameroun.”
The House deputy media committee chairman, Victor Ogene, who received the youths, said the House will take a decision on the matter later.
Empty threat!Is that the way to channel course?Go ahead,God that's dealing with Boko haram is still alive.He has not gone anywhere.
ReplyDelete“We will perpetuate more mayhem than what Boko Haram is presently doing in the north."
Pure Nonsense.Go ahead.No one is happy in Nigeria for loosing Bakassi to Cameroun but patience is needed here.What of if Nigeria loses the appeal?We they die?
If they can ferment trouble like Boko haram,that means,we don't need them in Nigeria.
Lekside
If they can
My question is: what are their aims nd objectives? Is it to stop d boko haram sect of there evil acts or they also want to start perpetratn more evil on innocent people of d country?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm dis is a serious matter, Government should look into this.
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govmt shld pls look into this, we hv suffered enough in the north.
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That statement is counterproductive to thier cause, someone please tell that empty vessel to change his tone as the whole nation is behind the Bakassi struggle apart from the elites that sold them out. They say it was a tradeoff for civil war support, I don't know how true that is.
ReplyDeleteWhether empty threat or not, bakasi people do not deserve what they going through. Before you crucify them for lamenting it is important we understand their plight, they are ceded to cameroun who only accepted their land but rejected them consequently, they are neither Nigeria nor cameroun.so we should not see their utterances as a threat rather as a cry for help.
ReplyDeleteThis threat shudn't b taken for granted oh
ReplyDeleteLife is 2 short 4 all this. To d authorities concerned, 'DO SOMETHING'.
ReplyDeleteBakasi was used in a political gamble, Gowon should be asked what happened to Bakasi?
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