by crossriverwatch admin Bakassi Riverine communities with stakes in fishing and farming have raised alarm over sufferings allegedly inflicted on them by the activities of oil giants, ExxonMobil and the attendant oil spillage on their water ways. The Bakassi Riverine Communities are worried that while they were trying to grapple with the wounds, pains and
by crossriverwatch admin The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield said on Sunday that it had dismantled a militant camp in the Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River. A statement by the Media Coordinator of the JTF, Lt.-Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in Yenagoa, said that various arms were recovered from
by crossriverwatch admin Dear Mr. Ban Ki-moon: We, The People of Efik Kingdom, thank you for your profound interest and intervention in the Bakassi Peninsula matter. While not delving into the pros and cons of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings, we are aware that the United Nations (UN) did set up a Cameroon
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has approved relief materials worth forty five million Naira for the displaced Bakassi refugees who early this year were attacked by Cameroonian gendarmes in their Efut Obot Ikang village and are now quartered in St. Mark Primary School, Ikot Eyo in Akpabuyo in Cross River State. Senator
by crossriverwatch admin Materials worth millions of Naira have been distributed to the displaced people of Bakassi at the refugees camp in Akpabuyo to support their living. The materials which were provided by the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons include beddings, foodstuff, medicine, toiletries, mosquito nets and other household items and
by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has expressed worry that since Bakassi Peninsula which was part of Cross River State was ceded to Cameroon, the state has not been compensated. Senator Ndoma-Egba said what befell the state could be described as double tragedy as it lost not only parts of its territory