Senate Investigates Claims of Cameroon’s Alleged Annexation of Nigerian Territories
Senate Investigates Claims of Cameroon’s Alleged Annexation of Nigerian Territories
The Senate yesterday set up an ad hoc committee to investigate alleged annexation of Nigerian territories in some local governments in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states by the Republic of Cameroon.
The Red Chamber urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take immediate steps to protect Nigeria’s territorial waters and secure over 2,560 oil wells located within the disputed mangrove islands in Akwa Ibom State.
The Senate’s resolutions followed its consideration and adoption of a motion, titled: “Illegal annexation of Nigerian mangroves islands, waters and its crude oil by the Republic of Cameroun,” sponsored by Senator Aniekan Bassey (PDP, Akwa Ibom North West) during plenary.
The motion was co-sponsored by Senators Ekong Sampson Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom South), Aminu Iya Abbas (Adamawa Central), Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Cross River North), Williams Eteng Jonah (Cross River Central) and Ekpenyong Asuquo (Cross River South).
Members of the committee include Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Chairman), as well as Senators Adeniyi Adegbonmire (SAN), Shehu Kaka Lawan, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, Ekong Sampson and Aniekan Bassey.
