Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 85661

Nigeria: Radicalism

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) Fulani militants, (b) Boko Haram and (c) other Islamist extremists in Nigeria.

Answer

Chris Elmore
Nigeria is witnessing rising conflict and insecurity, including violent extremism and intercommunal violence. Violence in Nigeria's North-East is driven by terrorist groups including Boko Haram, who target all those who do not subscribe to their extremist...

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