Nigeria: Christianity
Commons · Question 23327 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
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 attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria during December 2024.
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 22 Jan 2025
The UK is committed to supporting Nigeria to address ongoing security challenges, including intercommunal violence and violent extremism, which continue to impinge on the rights of Nigerians to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The root causes of this...