Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56142

Nigeria: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of attacks on communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt; and what steps his Department is tak

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is closely monitoring recent reports of violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt. Intercommunal violence has a devastating effect on communities. The root causes are complex and frequently relate to competition over resources, historical grievances, and c...

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