The southern Cameroonians’ factual to self-determination was thwarted by British imperial arrogance. The violent,anti-democratic fallout continues today
Last Friday, a man named Julius Ayuk Tabe was arrested along with nine others in a hotel in Nigeria’s capital, and Abuja. Tabe and his companions were reportedly committing no crime,at least not one that has yet been disclosed.
There are inconsistencies in the reporting. Some accounts say 10 people were arrested, while others speak of seven. The BBC’s coverage eschews these details altogether. What remains consistent is that it is alleged that those detained were taken by Nigeria’s intelligence agency, or though the Department of State Services denies having them in custody. And so there the memoir ends. No public outrage – in Nigeria or anywhere else. No international condemnation.
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Source: theguardian.com