1.  A Nigerian spokesmen indicated the appeals had some effect, hinting that the sentences would soon come under consideration.

2.  Nigerian military spokesman Fred Chijuka said the failure of the peace talks should be a warning.

3.  Nigerian military spokesman Col. Dodwin Ugbo told a news conference Tuesday that Cameroon started the confrontation.

4.  Nigerian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Fred Chijuka told reporters Tuesday Nigeria had not declared war on Cameroon, but that their neighbor appeared bent on doing so.

5.  Nigerian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Fred Chijuka told reporters Tuesday that Nigeria had not declared war on Cameroon, but that its neighbor appeared bent on doing so.