On August 14, 2008, Nigeria officially ceded the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, marking the end of a 15-year territorial dispute that brought the two West African neighbours to the brink of war. Nigerian authorities formally transferred sovereignty of the peninsula in line with the 2002 ruling of the International Court of Justice at The Hague in a ceremony attended by government officials, traditional rulers, and representatives of the…
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