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| M Adoke (A-G, FGN) |
The Nigeria Federal Government on Saturday urged the Cameroonian authorities to allow Nigerians living in Bakassi Peninsular to pursue legitimate activities for their livelihoods.
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, made the appeal in Abuja at the 32nd Session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) meeting.
He said the Federal Government was ready to protect the interest of all Nigerians irrespective of their place of domicile.
“We also enjoin our compatriots living in Cameroon to continue to cooperate with the authorities in Cameroon, obey the laws and above all, live peacefully with their host communities,” the minister said.
Adoke said the CNMC was able to achieve the transitional regime of five years provided by the Green Tree Agreement on the Bakassi zone.
He also said the commission had signed the framework agreement on joint border security patrol.
The minister added that the effort would help to curb insecurity in the zone.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that experts from both countries would jointly address issues relating to the boundary.
The United Nations representative of CNMC, Mr. Said Djinnit, said the commission had endorsed agreement on 1,893 km out of estimated 2,100 km.
While the Vice-Prime Minister of Cameroon, Mr. Amadou Ali, said the implementation of the international judgment of October 2002 was a success.
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