Written questions

Nigeria: Christianity

Commons · Question 60166 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent anti-Christian (a) violence and (b) persecution in Nigeria.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 23 Jun 2025

The UK regularly advocates for the protection of all vulnerable communities, including religious minorities at the UN, and other multilateral fora. Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) is regularly raised with the Nigerian Government during bilateral dis...