Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the response by (1) state, and (2) federal authorities, in Nigeria to attacks on Adara communities in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, following reports of abductions and murders in that area.

We are aware of the attacks in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Increasing insecurity across Nigeria is having a devastating impact on affected communities. The Government condemns all incidents of violence in Nigeria. We are in regular contact with the Kaduna State Government on instances of conflict and insecurity in the State and we are providing mentoring and capacity-building support to Nigerian Police Force units to improve their anti-kidnap capacity, to help reduce harm to victims, and to hold those responsible to account. We also continue to support initiatives which promote dialogue and mediation between communities in Kaduna, in partnership with the State Government.

We will continue to urge and support the Nigerian Government to take action to implement long-term solutions that address the root causes of violence, and we committed to work together to respond to rising insecurity in Nigeria at our Security and Defence Dialogue in February.