JAMB Government 2020 Question 28

Question 28

Nigeria's Foreign Policy

The Nigeria-Cameroun crisis over Bakassi Peninsula was subject to the decision of

  1. A.resolution of the O.A.U
  2. B.Maroua Accord
  3. C.decision of the ECOWAS tribunal
  4. D.decision of the International Court of Justice
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Answer: D (decision of the International Court of Justice)

Explanation

The International Court of Justice decided the Bakassi case in 2002, in Cameroon's favour; Nigeria handed over the peninsula in 2008.