Question follow-through · 61796

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Nigerian counterpart following the killing of up to 200 internally displaced Christians in Yelewata, Benue State.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 23 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 25 Jun 2025
Answer: 9 Jul 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

23 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Nigerian counterpart following the killing of up to 200 internally displaced Christians in Yelewata, Benue State.
25 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 2025
Answer published
While the UK Government has not yet discussed the violent attacks on 13 June, UK officials have been actively engaging on broader security issues in Benue State. On 10 June, UK officials met Mr. Dickson Tarkighir, Member of the House of Representatives fo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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