Question follow-through · 87707

Nigeria: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Nigerian Government on (a) arbitrary detentions and (b) due process.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Nigerian Government on (a) arbitrary detentions and (b) due process.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The UK Government takes all allegations of human rights violations and due process concerns very seriously including raising with local authorities where appropriate. We assess what action is appropriate to take on the specific facts of the case. The UK G...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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