Is the Bakassi Peninsula in Nigeria or Cameroon?

Maps from that period show Bakassi peninsula in the Cameroons, not the real Nigeria. On August 2, 1946 Britain divided the Cameroons into two, called “Northern Cameroons” and “Southern Cameroons”.

Who are the oil companies in the Bakassi peninsula?

At least eight multinational oil companies have participated in the exploration of the peninsula and its offshore waters. In October 2012, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation announced it had discovered new oil and gas resources in the Bakassi region.

Where was the Bakassi Peninsula in World War 1?

British and German maps of “Nigeria” from January 1914 clearly show Bakassi peninsula in Kamerun. There was no resistance from the Obong of Calabar or his people or any other native “Nigerians” for that matter. The First World War broke out in 1914. In 1916, Britain invaded German Kamerun.

How big is the island of Bakassi in Indonesia?

The peninsula lies between latitudes 4°25′ and 5°10′N and longitudes 8°20′ and 9°08′E . It consists of a number of low-lying, largely mangrove covered islands covering an area of around 665 km² (257 sq mi). The population of Bakassi is the subject of some dispute, but is generally put at between 150,000 and 300,000 people.

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When did the Bakassi conflict start and end?

The Bakassi conflict is an ongoing insurgency which started in 2006, in the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon waged by local separatists against Cameroonian government forces. After the independence of both Cameroon and Nigeria the border between them was not settled and there were other disputes.

Who was the rightful owner of the Bakassi peninsula?

On 10 October 2002, the ICJ determined that Cameroon was the rightful owner of the peninsula. In Bakassi, there were at least 300,000 Nigerians, at the time they made up 90 per cent of the population.

How did the Bakassi Boys get their name?

These groups likely took their name from the Bakassi peninsula, an oil -rich peninsula in the Annang / Efik / Ibibio region of the coastal southeastern Nigeria disputes over the peninsula which had hastened hostilities between Nigeria and Cameroon, with both countries contending for ownership of the region and its resources.