“General Gowon did not cede Bakassi to Cameroun” – Akinjide insists

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, on Wednesday, declared that former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, did not cede the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon.
The former minister, who was the guest speaker at the 2 Division, Nigerian army training week with the theme: “Developing requisite capabilities by the Nigerian Army for combating contemporary security challenges,” said it was a former head of state who signed an instrument that seceded the part of the country to Cameroon.
Akinjide, who did not give the name of the former head of state, said the matter was more complicated than what the people perceived.
According to him, “Nigeria did not secede the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon.
“There are a lot of rumour that General Gowon cede Bakassi to Cameroon. That is not true. He did not cede the place to Cameroon at all.
“The truth is that it was a former head of state who signed an instrument that the place belongs to Cameroon, and that was presented at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” Akinjide declared.
He explained that for eight years when the case was on, every issue was considered, including the human element, saying that many memoranda were presented before the court.
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