Two chiefs dismissed in Bakassi for 'spreading false news'

Two chiefs in the Bakassi peninsula have been dismissed by the Senior Divisional Officer of Ndian after discovering that they  had spread false information that 97 Nigerian fishermen were killed by Cameroonian officials in connection with tax collection.
The decision was taken during a facts-finding mission co-ordinated by Nigerian and Cameroonian delegations on Thursday.
Both delegations concluded afterwards that no Nigerian had been murdered as was rumoured.
The chiefs of 'Diabame I' and 'Diabame II' were then found 'guilty' and sanctioned.
"From our intervention, we have come to realize even one person was  not killed...," the SDO said on CRTV.
"[...] no Nigerian was killed," the consular assistant at the Nigerian consulate in Buea who led the Nigerian delegation said.
"Everywhere we find ourselves, we should be law-abiding," he cautioned.
The SDO also cut the tax from FCFA 75,000 to FCFA 37,500.
The story of Cameroon killing Nigerian fishermen had made headlines, as people feared a new escalation of violence between both states. The Bakassi peninsula was a highly disputed area between Cameroon and Nigeria until the International Court of Justice ruled in favour of Cameroon.