United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 87763
Nigeria: Religious Freedom
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4 November 2025
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21 November 2025 · Answer
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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
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4 November 2025
Written question
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
Source: Commons
21 November 2025
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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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-04/87763
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1848573
- uk · wq-1848573 · source updated 21 November 2025