Voice of America: Bakassi People Bitter Over Loss Of Homeland in Nigeria

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Bakassi People Bitter Over Loss Of Homeland in Nigeria Oct 21st 2012, 00:45 Nigeria's Bakassi people are mourning the loss of their homeland after the Nigerian government declined to appeal 10-year-old ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ceding the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon.  An appeal was the last glimmer of hope for the Bakassi people, who strongly opposed to the transfer of their ancestral home to Cameroon. Nigeria had 10 years to appeal the ICJ ruling but did not do so by the October 10, deadline. The nation's minister of justice, Mohammed ... Media files: 4130381B-DE74-4BD1-949B-9B8E9BB44A6C_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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