LAGOS, Aug. 12, (Xinhua) -- The National Boundary Commission (NBC) on Tuesday said the Nigerian federal government had beefed up security along Bakassi to ensure a peaceful handover to Cameroon on Thursday, reported the News Agency of Nigeria.

　　Sadiq Diggi, NBC Director General, disclosed in Abuja that security agencies had been fully mobilized and doing everything possible for a successful exercise.

　　He said the Inspector General of Police has put all modalities in place as far as police is concerned likewise other security agencies.

　　"Everybody is fully aware and doing everything possible to make sure that the final handover of the remaining part of Bakassi to Cameroon is successful," he said.

　　He noted that the Federal Government as at last year released the sum of one billion naira for the welfare of the 30,000 people of Bakassi comprising Abana and Achibong towns.

　　According to him, handing over Bakassi to Cameroon had nothing to do with the Nigerian map stressing that it had never been on the map.