Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Abbas Salahedine has been
summoned by the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Ministry to give explanations
on the report of maltreatment and killings of Nigerians in the Bakassi
Peninsula by Cameroonian Gendarmes.
A statement by the Ministry’s Acting Spokesperson, Mrs Jane Adams,
expressed dismay on the incident said to have been occasioned by alleged
non-payment of taxes on fishing activities.
The statement reads, 'the ministry has instructed the Nigerian Missions
in Yaounde and Buea, to investigate the report with a view to
confirming their veracity and inform Headquarters immediately. The
ministry appeals to the Cameroonian authorities to exercise their duty
of care and protection over the people of Bakassi, including other
Nigerian citizens in the area”
News reports on Friday
claimed that at least 97 Nigerians were killed as Cameroon Gendarmes
allegedly attacked residents of Bakassi over failure to pay a N100,000
boat levy.
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