Nigerian authorities have released two Cameroonian separatists who were detained by the Police in Abuja on Wednesday last week.

Five members of the Ambazonia Separatist Movement, an Anglophone group seeking independence from the Francophone country had been detained at a secret facility by Nigeria’s intelligence agencies.

Abdul Oroh, who had been providing legal support for the detained secessionists also confirmed the development, saying that other members of the group were still in detention without trial.

“The two that were released are among the 12 leaders of the group the Nigerian government arrested last month. They are John Ojong Okongho and Nsoh Nabowah Bih,” Oroh said.

In January, the Nigerian authorities detained and later extradited members of the separatist movement including their leader, Julius Ayuk Tabe.

While the Cameroonian government proudly announced that it had received the deported separatists, Ayuk’s lawyer claims that despite several attempts, he had not been able to see his client or any of the other people extradited along with him.