Nigeria: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 87763 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Nigerian counterparts on ongoing reports of (a) abduction and (b) forced marriage of Christian women and girls; and what steps sh
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 21 Nov 2025
The UK Government condemns all violence against women and girls, including abduction and forced marriages, across Nigeria. Kidnapping for ransom is sadly a widespread practice in Nigeria, particularly in the Northwest where banditry is prevalent, and comm...