Nigeria: Hostage Taking
Commons · Question 31445 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help secure the release of hostages held by the Fulani militia in Nigeria in the last six months.
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 26 Feb 2025
The UK Government condemns all violence, including kidnaps, across Nigeria. Kidnapping for ransom is sadly a widespread practice in Nigeria, particularly in the North West where banditry is prevalent. Kidnappings often have financial rather than religious...