Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 31445
Nigeria: Hostage Taking
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help secure the release of hostages held by the Fulani militia in Nigeria in the last six months.
Answer
Anneliese DoddsThe UK Government condemns all violence, including kidnaps, across Nigeria. Kidnapping for ransom is sadly a widespread practice in Nigeria, particularly in the North West where banditry is prevalent. Kidnappings often have financial rather than religious...
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