just following the original newsbreak here at bp on 23 july
i recall the int boundaries list also broke a summary or fragment
of this info via a different source
part of which brendan then also brought here
asking for more info
so i trust our info better
even tho
as i say
i can no longer access it without crashing
--- In
BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Michael Kaufman
<mikekaufman79@y...> wrote:
> Yes - message 14748 which is this link:
>
http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_156
1979,00.html
> In this news24.com story, it says 7 of Benin's
> villages are being controlled by Nigeria, while 3 of
> Nigeria's villages are under Benin's control. This is
> the opposite of Reuter's reporting, which says Nigeria
> is controlling 3 of Benin's villages and Benin 7 of
> Nigeria's.
> I wonder which one is correct.
>
> --- Brendan Whyte <bwhyte@u...> wrote:
>
> > Anyone know any more about this?
> > Brendan
> >
> > >According to a Reuters' report from Lagos of 23
> > July 2004, Benin and
> > >Nigeria will modify their land boundary and
> > "redraw" their maritime
> > >boundary. Portions of the Reuters article are
> > reproduced below.
> > >
> > >"Nigeria and its western neighbour Benin, have
> > agreed to redraw their
> > >870-km (520-mile) boundary to avert a potential
> > border row, a Nigerian
> > >official said.
> > >
> > >"Under the plan, Nigeria which is in the final
> > phase of redrawing its
> > >eastern boundary with Cameroon after a protracted
> > dispute, would transfer
> > >three villages to Benin in exchange for seven
> > villages controlled by the
> > >former French colony, the News Agency on Nigeria
> > reported on Friday.
> > >
> > >"'Both countries have agreed to begin withdrawal
> > processes from those
> > >villages to return their possessions to the
> > rightful owners,' Dahiru
> > >Bobbo, director general of the National Boundary
> > Commission told reporters
> > >after bilateral talks in the capital Abuja on
> > Thursday.
> > >
> > >"He said though there was 'no serious boundary
> > problem' between the two
> > >neighbours, the move was aimed at averting a future
> > border dispute. The
> > >West African neighbours also agreed to redraw their
> > maritime boundary. "
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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