The Senate on Wednesday invited the Minister of Defence, Mansur
Dan-Ali, over the invasion of several Cross River communities by
Cameroonian soldiers.
The upper legislative chamber said the minister should appear
before its relevant committees, including Defence and Security and
National Intelligence to throw light on the reported invasion of
Nigerian communities by the soldiers.
The invitation followed the adoption of a motion by the Senator
representing Cross River Central, John Owan Enoh and two others on
the “Influx of refugees from the Republic of Cameroun to some
border communities in Cross River State and its attendant security
fallout.”
Enoh, in his lead debate, noted that the current agitation for
the independence of Southern Cameroun has caused influx of refugees
to some border communities in Cross River State.
He said over 6,000 refugees are currently squatting at Obanliku,
Bold, Etung and Ikom Local government areas of the state.
Enoh said as at December 16, 2017, the United Nations Human
Rights Commission (UNHCR) had biometrically registered 10,000
arrivals in remote areas of Cross River and indicated that
thousands more are awaiting registration.
The Senate on Wednesday invited the Minister of Defence, Mansur
Dan-Ali, over the invasion of several Cross River communities by
Cameroonian soldiers.
The upper legislative chamber said the minister should appear
before its relevant committees, including Defence and Security and
National Intelligence to throw light on the reported invasion of
Nigerian communities by the soldiers.
The invitation followed the adoption of a motion by the Senator
representing Cross River Central, John Owan Enoh and two others on
the “Influx of refugees from the Republic of Cameroun to some
border communities in Cross River State and its attendant security
fallout.”
Enoh, in his lead debate, noted that the current agitation for
the independence of Southern Cameroun has caused influx of refugees
to some border communities in Cross River State.
He said over 6,000 refugees are currently squatting at Obanliku,
Bold, Etung and Ikom Local government areas of the state.
Enoh said as at December 16, 2017, the United Nations Human
Rights Commission (UNHCR) had biometrically registered 10,000
arrivals in remote areas of Cross River and indicated that
thousands more are awaiting registration.
Read more https://nairalaw.com/senate-summons-dan-ali-over-cameroon-soldiers-invasion/