Cameroon- Nigeria: Concerned Neighbours, Brothers

 Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari  on December 7, 2017 sent a sealed message to President Paul Biya.

Cameroon and Nigeria continue to be shining examples of brotherly neighbours through a demonstration of concern for stability  and peace. It is in this connection that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, December 7, 2017 sent the Nigerian High Commissioner designate to Cameroon, Lawan Abba Gashagar, his special envoy who handed a sealed message to Cameroon’s Head of State, Paul Biya.

The Nigerian special envoy without disclosing the content of the sealed message, stated after the audience that Nigeria was preoccupied by the acts of violence perpetrated in the English-speaking North West and South West Regions of Cameroon that coincidently are neighbouring regions to Nigeria.

The High Commissioner said Nigeria was working for Cameroon’s territorial integrity and would never encourage nor support manoeuvres to destabilize Cameroon whatever the grievances.

The declaration of concern coming at the time the crisis in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon have spiralled into attacks against the country’s defence and security forces  is a high mark of good brotherliness.

The two countries continue...