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Nigeria: Churches

Commons · Question 57220 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the closure of churches in the Kabylia regions of Northern Nigeria.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Jun 2025

The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, including in the Kabylia regions of Northern Algeria. It is our firm opinion that no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe. Our Embassy in Algiers raises FoRB with ...