Bakassi: Or the Politics of Exclusion and Occupation?

Annex I

455 Annex I Zone in question of the Bakassi peninsula 1. In order to prepare the Nigeria nationals living in the zone in question of the Bakassi peninsula (hereinafter “the Zone”) for the transfer of authority to Cameroon, the zone shall temporarily be subject to a special status as laid down in this annex. For the purpose of this annex, the details of the delimitation of the zone are set out in the attached map (annex II). 2. (a) Cameroon shall allow Nigeria to keep its civil administration and a police force necessary for the maintenance of law and order in the Zone for a non-renewable period of two years from the time of the withdrawal of the Nigerian forces. At the end of this period, Nigeria shall withdraw its administration and its police force and Cameroon shall take over the administration of the Zone. (b) The United Nations and the witness states shall be invited to attend the ceremony of the transfer of authority. 3. For the duration of this period, Nigeria shall: a) Not conduct or allow the conduct of any activities in the Zone which would prejudice Cameroon's peace or security; b) Take every necessary measure, under the supervision of the United Nations observers of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, to stop any transfer or influx of its nationals into the zone; c) Not engage in any activity in the Zone which would complicate or hinder the transfer of authority to Cameroon; d) Equip its force in the Zone with only the light equipment strictly necessary for the maintenance of law and order and for personal defence; 456 e) Guarantee to Cameroonian nationals wishing to return to their village in the Zone the exercise of their rights; f) Not conduct or continue the exploitation of natural resources in the sub-soil of the Zone, or to engage in any other activity harmful to the environment; g) Take every necessary measure to prevent any change in landproperty rights; and h) Not position any armed forces in the Zone. 5. Following the transfer of authority over the Zone to Cameroon, the latter shall apply to the Zone a special transitional regime for a non-renewable period of five years. In the application of the special transitional regime, Cameroon shall a) Facilitate the exercise of the rights of Nigerian nationals living in the Zone and access by Nigerian civil authorities to the Nigerian population living in the Zone; b) Not apply its customs or immigration laws to Nigerian nationals living in the Zone on their direct return from Nigeria for the purpose of exercising their activities; c) Allow officers and uniformed personnel of the Nigerian police access to the Zone, in cooperation with the Cameroonian police, with the minimum of formalities when dealing with inquiries into crimes and offences or other incidents exclusively concerning Nigerian nationals; and d) Allow innocent passage in the territorial waters of the Zone to civilian ships sailing under the Nigerian flag, consistent with the provisions of this agreement, to the exclusion of Nigerian warships. 457 5. At the end of the special transitional regime, Cameroon shall fully exercise its rights of sovereignty over the Zone. 6. In accordance with paragraph 4 of this Annex, any acquisition of land in the Zone by Nigerian nationals not resident in the zone at the time of the signature of this Agreement shall be perfected only in accordance with the laws and regulations of Cameroon. 458 Map of Bakassi peninsula 459 The proprietor of the Ekondo Titi Palm Oil processing industry 460 ...