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Nigeria: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 7409 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nigerian counterpart on the release of people abducted from churches and improving protection for places of worship in the last three mo

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 16 Jun 2026

Since my statement to the House on 27 November 2025 (HWCS1105), we have continued to raise the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the Nigerian authorities on a regular basis.The Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, visited Nigeria ...