Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 101818

Nigeria: Abduction

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) diplomatic steps is her Department taking to assist in (i) locating and (ii) rescuing the remaining girls kidnaped from Chibok on 14 April 2014, and (b) what recent

Answer

Chris Elmore

The UK Government strongly condemns the abduction and continued captivity of children by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) in North East Nigeria, and has repeatedly called for their release. This includes the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok sc...

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