Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to help with the suppression of (a) domestic terrorism by in Nigeria perpetrated by (i) Boko Haram and (ii) the Islamic State of West Africa Province and (b) other domestic terrorism in that country.

Nigeria is facing multiple, worsening, security challenges that affect people of all ethnic and religious identities across the country. The UK Government is committed to supporting Nigeria to tackle the threat posed by terrorist groups through our Security and Defence Partnership.

In Northern Nigeria, terrorist groups such as Islamic State West Africa and Boko Haram attack those of all faiths who do not subscribe to their extremist views. In North east Nigeria we fund a range of activities including operational and strategic capability in a range of technical areas, community stabilisation committees, and security infrastructure.