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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-12-21more like thismore than 2017-12-21
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Nigeria: Religious Freedom more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current levels of violence between religious groups in Nigeria, and of an estimate by the 2017 Global Terrorism Index which states that 60,000 people have been killed in clashes between predominantly Muslim Fulani Herders and predominantly Christian farmers; and what representations have been made to the government of Nigeria about the levels of religious violence in that country. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Berridge remove filter
uin HL4391 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-08more like thismore than 2018-01-08
answer text <p>We are concerned by recurrent clashes involving pastoralists and local farmers over land, farming rights, grazing routes and access to water. They have a serious impact on lives and communities of all faiths and are a major barrier to Nigeria's economic development. We discuss the issue with Federal and State Governments and encourage them to work with the affected populations on all sides of the conflict to develop a solution. We welcome President Buhari's commitment to focus on assisting the affected communities, bringing perpetrators to justice and examining longer term peaceful solutions to the conflict.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon remove filter
question first answered
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answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
4218
label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this