Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the safety of returning supporters of Biafran independence to Nigeria.

In accordance with our international obligations, the UK is required to consider asylum and human rights applications carefully on their individual merits. The Government takes its international responsibilities seriously and will grant protection to those in genuine need.

Each individual assessment of an asylum claim is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw. The country of origin information is based on evidence taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

No country specific guidance has been issued on asylum applications made by supporters of Biafran independence. However, where a particular issue is raised in an individual application caseworkers can request the latest available country information on that issue through an information request service.