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Bakassian leaders threatened to seek independence if Nigeria renounced sovereignty.

This secession was announced on 9 July 2006, as the " Democratic Republic of Bakassi ".

The decision was reportedly made at a meeting on 2 July 2006 and The Vanguard newspaper of Nigeria reported the decision to secede.

The decision was reportedly made by groups of militants including Southern Cameroons under the aegis of Southern Cameroons Peoples Organisation ( SCAPO ), Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination ( BAMOSD ), and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta ( MEND ).