Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62555
Nigeria: Women
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the challenges girls and young women in north-east Nigeria face who (a) have escaped Boko Haram captivity and (b) according to recent re
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerIn North East Nigeria, women and girls face severe challenges due to gender-based vulnerabilities, including heightened risks of sexual violence such as rape, exploitation, and forced marriage. Boko Haram has frequently abducted women and girls for sexual...
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