When was the transfer of the Bakassi Peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon completed?

The transfer of the Bakassi Peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon was officially completed on August 14, 2008, following a ceremony marking the finalization of the process.1

While the International Court of Justice ruled in 2002 that the region belonged to Cameroon, the transition involved several years of complex negotiations and troop withdrawals. Nigeria began relinquishing its claim and withdrawing forces in 2006, and despite a 2007 vote by the Nigerian Senate to void the cession agreement, the legal status of the territory remained unchanged, leading to the formal completion of the transfer in 2008.1