Re: [cameroon_politics] Fw: [NaijaPolitics] Biafra and Southern Cameroons might 'join forces to achieve independence'

Joining forces to achieve which independence?

On 29/12/2016, Greig Batey bateygreig20@yahoo.ca [cameroon_politics]
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>   Biafra and Southern Cameroons might 'join forces to achieve
> independence'
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> http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ biafra-southern-cameroons-
> might-join-forces-achieve- independence-1545753
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> Biafra and Southern Cameroons might 'join forces to achieve independence'
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> - By Ludovica Iaccino , Video by Sho Murakoshi February 25, 2016 09:02
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> and Southern Cameroons might 'join forces to achieve independence' IBTimes
> UK IBTimes UK spoke with human rights activist and former political prisoner
> Ebenezer Akwanga on the struggle for independence in Southern Cameroons.
> Akwanga alleged that human right abuses against pro-independence activists
> in Southern Cameroons are common. In 1997, Akwanga was imprisoned and
> tortured in Cameroon for six years due to his political activism. He is now
> the president of the Southern Cameroons Youth League. Why advertise with
> usAkwanga believes his people might ally with pro-Biafrans in south-eastern
> Nigeria, who are also fighting to gain independence. "Political sequences
> took place which affected our culture, language, traditions, everything that
> makes us a people," he said.
> Southern Cameroons joined the Republic of Cameroon in 1961Wikimedia
> CommonsSouthern Cameroons Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the
> British Mandate territory of Cameroons during the colonisation.In 1961,
> people of Cameroon voted whether to join Nigeria or the Republic of
> Cameroun, which had already obtained independence from Britain and France
> one year earlier.The vote resulted in Southern Cameroons became part of
> Cameroon.
> "Around 1984 the Cameroon Anglophone Movement started. It was first looking
> for a return to a federal system of governance and later on became the
> Southern Cameroon Restoration Movement. "The Southern Cameroons Youth League
> was born and our goal was simple: We wanted the total and unconditional
> independence of the Southern Cameroons." A coordinator of Ipob in Nigeria's
> Anambra state, who spoke to IBtimes UK on condition of anonymity, confirmed
> pro-Biafrans and people in Southern Cameroons might come together. He said:
> "IPOB is ready to work or join forces with any group seeking for
> independence from slavery and persecution. And our people in Southern
> Cameroon are not any different."
> The Biafran territories were forcibly annexed to Nigeria during the British
> colonisationIBTimes UKBiafraPro-Biafrans call for the independence of the
> Biafran territories forcibly annexed to Nigeria during the British
> colonisation, which ended in 1960.The declaration of the independent
> Republic of Biafra in 1967 sparked a civil war that resulted in the death of
> millions and the re-annexation of the republic to Nigeria in
> 1970.Pro-Biafrans hold regular marches across south-eastern Nigeria calling
> for independence and the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is the
> head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob).
>
> Union 'highly likely'
> David Otto, CEO of UK-based global security provider TGS Intelligence
> Consultants, told IBTimes UK that a union between the two groups is very
> likely and could further destabilise the region."Although the Southern
> Cameroon National Council (SCNS) is purely a peaceful movement, they could
> be tempted to join forces with the Biafra movement, which has been vocal in
> their willingness to use arms against the Nigerian government," said
> Otto."The Biafran movement will prefer to use their affiliation with members
> of the SCNC to secure a safe haven in Cameroon or perhaps use Cameroon as a
> point to launch attacks against the Nigerian government."The entire region
> will be in chaos from both ends and it will be easier for Boko Haram
> terrorists to hijack the opportunity and extend southwards in Cameroon and
> Nigeria."Otto also said that a holistic approach is required to resolve
> issues of self-determination and independence and called on both government
> to organise a referendum on independence. "There is no need for government
> to wait until arms and violence becomes the only option. Self determination
> referendums have been successfully done in many countries including
> Ethiopia, UK, Canada, Spain, etc. In a democratic setting, let the people
> decide their destiny."
> Government position
> The government of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has always maintained
> that Nigeria's unity is a priority for the country and that although
> peaceful pro-Biafran protests are welcome, demanding the breakaway of the
> Biafran territories is against the constitution.The Nigerian government told
> IBTimes UK that it does not consider the separatist movement a threat to the
> current leadership, and defined pro-Biafrans as an "insignificant number of
> frustrated people who are not a threat to the existence of Nigeria."In
> several interviews with IBTimes UK, the army and the police denied
> allegations of violence during pro-Biafran protests, arguing that security
> forces had to intervene as pro-Biafrans "were armed and disrupted peace in
> the state."The Cameroonian embassy in London has not replied to a request
> for comment.When contacted by IBTimes UK, the UK government said: "The
> position of the UK government during the Biafran War is a matter of
> historical record. The UK government's position, which reflected the Charter
> of the Organisation of African Unity, was to recognise the borders laid down
> at Independence."The Biafran War caused great suffering and the UK supported
> the reconciliation work that followed the conflict. The UK supports the
> territorial integrity of Nigeria and President Buhari's commitment to work
> for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians."IBTimes UK also
> understands that the UK recognises the 1961 annexion of southern Cameroons
> to Cameroon as legitimate. The UK government also encourages all political
> groups in Cameroon to engage constructively and respect the democratic
> process for bringing their political ideology before the people of Cameroon.
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