Question follow-through · 27931
Leah Sharibu
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on the release of Leah Sharibu.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 31 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
31 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on the release of Leah Sharibu.
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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12 Feb 2025
Answer published
The UK strongly condemns Leah Sharibu's abduction and has repeatedly called for her release and the release of all those abducted by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA). We have raised Leah's case with the Government of Nigeria, and the Minist...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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