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The Federal Government has advised indigenes of Bakassi Peninsular, who are aggrieved and uncomfortable with the October 10, 2002 judgment of the International Court of Justice that ceded the area to Cameroon, to apply for Nigerian citizenship, if they do not want to remain there.

The government, however, warned that “everything possible should be done by  the Cameroonian authorities to ensure that Nigerians living in Cameroon are accorded their rights and allowed to carry out their legitimate activities to ensure their livelihoods.”

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), said this on Saturday in Abuja. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the 32nd session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission.

He also raised the alarm that the Trust Fund for the demarcation of Nigeria’s common boundary, presently managed by the United Nations, has been substantially depleted.

The minister called on both countries to work together to strengthen the commission and provide for the border component in its operations, where relevant national institutions and experts from both countries would jointly address issues relating to the boundary.