Nigeria: Military Alliances

(asked on 5th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government in what ways the UK–Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership protects civilians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, including communities vulnerable to Islamist attacks.


This question was answered on 14th January 2022

The Government condemns all incidents of intercommunal violence in Nigeria, including in the Middle Belt, which has a devastating impact on affected communities. Islamic extremism is a driver of conflict involving terrorist groups in the North East. The drivers of intercommunal violence elsewhere in Nigeria, including in the Middle Belt, are complex and frequently relate to competition over resources and criminality.

Through our Security and Defence partnership, we are working with the Government of Nigeria to respond to both domestic security challenges across Nigeria, and shared security threats. We are looking to refresh our partnership in the coming months to agree future cooperation to help respond to increasing insecurity across Nigeria, promote human rights and respond to shared threats, including on terrorism and serious organised crime in Nigeria.

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