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Nigeria: Detainees

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN HL14239, tabled on 5 March 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria about the wellbeing of (1) Sambo Dasuki, (2) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and (3) Zeenah Ibrahim, who have been detained since 2015 despite court orders for their release.

Answered on

19 March 2019

We have made representations to the Nigerian authorities to act on the court order mandating release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah Ibraham. We have not made representations regarding Sambo Dasuki. The Rule of Law is critical in any country, as it is in Nigeria. We encourage the government to uphold the rule of law and ensure due process is followed.

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