A new militant group has emerge and they are threatening violence unless the Federal Government Reclaim the Bakassi Peninsular that was lost to Cameroon.
According to Reports, the Group known as Bakassi Strike Force or Esighi group, numbering up to 642 armed militants warn that unless the FG meets with their demands, there will be violence in the country. in their statements, “The Bakassi Strike Force is an
indigenous group made up of youths from Akwa Ibom and Cross River
states, totaling 642 foot soldiers. You will agree with me that Akwa
Ibom and Cross River states are part of the Niger Delta region, yet we
have been sidelined from the amnesty scheme and other empowerment
programmes for the youth of the area.
“Yet it will interest you to note that
it is in Obubra, Cross River State, that the team of Niger Delta
militants were hosted, when Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Edo and Ondo states
refused to host the rehabilitation camp for the militants.
“Again, the Federal Government took away
our oil rich Bakassi from us and handed it over to Cameroon. We, as
indigenes and habitats, were not consulted before this was done;
neither was there any constitutional resettlement process initiated for
the displaced persons.
“To make matters worse, after taking
over our land, the Cameroonian forces began to harass and molest our
people. They even levied us with heavy taxes which became entirely
unbearable.
“Therefore, when it became obvious after
several petitions that the federal and state governments were not ready
to protect us and even the United Nations, we invited our Ijaw brothers
who were already in the arms struggle to resist the Cameroonian
operatives, but unfortunately, they embraced Federal Government amnesty
programme when it was offered and abandoned us.
“As indigenous youths, we have no other
option than rise to defend ourselves from the oppression and injustice
from the Cameroonian forces. The Federal Government should reclaim
Bakassi from Cameroon.”
As a way of showing seriousness, the group brandished weapons
such as sophisticated gun boats, browning machine gun and rocket
launchers, among others. However, the group noted that its fight for the right of the Bakassi people does not mean that they are not ready to accept Amnesty if extended to them.
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