Bogged down

Cameroonian security forces in the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula are on maximum alert after fatal attacks by the Niger Delta Defence and Security Council. The NDDSC, a little-known, self-styled Nigerian rebel group, opposes the 14 August final handover to Cameroon.

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Remy Ze Meka, Ebi Dari, Paul Biya, Umaru Yar'Adua, Nigeria, James Ofoni, Ebikemi A, Daniel Dike, Le Messager

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