Dayspring, Nigeria Explained

Official Name:Dayspring
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Cross River State
Subdivision Type2:LGA
Subdivision Name2:Bakassi Local Government Area
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2014
Unit Pref:metric
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:4.705°N 8.4769°W

Dayspring is a community in Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa. It is located on the Dayspring Peninsula (sometimes called Dayspring Island) between where the Little Kwa River and the Akpa Yafe River enter the Cross River from the east, near the mouth of the Cross River. Dayspring Island was the only portion of the Bakassi Peninsula that was not ceded to Cameroons by Nigeria.[1] [2]

Dayspring was established in 2014 by the Nigerian government to house the people displaced from the Cameroons Bakassi Peninsula[3] [4] when it was turned over to the Cameroons under the accords.[5] The people were primarily fishermen, and two earlier locations, one inland[6] and the other at Ikang turned out to be unsuitable.[7] Despite delays,[8] however, now more than 5,000 people reside at Dayspring,[9] and the residents have a new town hall.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ita-Giwa, Florence . Bakassi: Thank God We Are On Same Page . 27 July 2012 . Nigeria Intel . https://archive.today/20150423002241/http://www.nigeriaintel.com/2012/07/27/bakassi-thank-god-we-are-on-same-page/ . 23 April 2015 . live . dmy .
  2. News: Bakassi secedes from Nigeria; establishes own flag and radio station . 11 August 2012. Elombah . https://archive.today/20150422235059/http://www.elombah.com/index.php/news-brief/12200-bakassi-secedes-from-nigeria-establishes-own-flag-and-radio-station . 22 April 2015 . live.
  3. News: Five Bakassi natives killed, displaced persons hit 1,800 . 3 April 2013 . Nigerian Eye . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131821/http://www.nigerianeye.com/2013/04/five-bakassi-natives-killed-displaced.html . 4 March 2016 . live . dmy .
  4. News: Okwe, Jude . Resettle Us at Dayspring Island, Bakassi Indigenes Tell FG . 30 January 2013 . This Day Live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150422230250/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/resettle-us-at-dayspring-island-bakassi-indigenes-tell-fg/137847/ . 22 April 2015 . dead . 23 April 2015 .
  5. News: Nigerian government decry loss of Bakassi . 15 August 2008 . The People's Daily . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090315/http://en.people.cn/90001/90777/90855/6476881.html . 4 March 2016 . live . dmy .
  6. News: Nigerian High Court stops government on Bakassi handover . 1 August 2008 . The People's Daily . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015205905/http://en.people.cn/90001/90777/90855/6464970.html . 15 October 2015 . live . dmy .
  7. News: Inyang, Bassey . FG deceiving Bakassi people on Dayspring resettlement –Rep . 5 February 2015 . Daily Independent . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111901/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/02/fg-deceiving-bakassi-people-on-dayspring-resettlement-rep/ . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy . 23 April 2015 .
  8. News: Reps News: Lawmaker lambasts FG over Bakassi resettlement . 25 April 2014. Legis Reports . Nigeria House of Representatives . https://web.archive.org/web/20150422233913/http://legisreportsng.com/reps-news-lawmaker-lambasts-fg-over-bakassi-resettlement/ . 22 April 2015 . live.
  9. News: Postponement, an act of God — Bakassi people, Ita-Giwa . 12 February 2015 . Nigerian Eye . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214063344/http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/02/postponement-act-of-god-bakassi-people.html . 14 February 2015 . live . dmy .
  10. News: Hasten PVC distribution, Bakassi indigenes beg INEC . 15 February 2015 . Nigerian Eye . https://web.archive.org/web/20150903212513/http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/02/hasten-pvc-distribution-bakassi.html . 3 September 2015 . live . dmy .

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