Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 68282

Nigeria: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 30 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken to help promote freedom of religion or belief in Nigeria.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The Government is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt and we express our sincere concern for all those impacted. The root causes of intercommunal violence are complex and often linked to land disputes, historical tensions,...

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