To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 2 January (HL3636), what assessment they have made of the progress made to address intercommunal violence following the implementation of the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme.
Answered on
8 April 2025
The UK's strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme (SPRiNG) is working to reduce rural violence in northwest and north-central Nigeria, including by supporting collaboration and productive livelihoods for both farmers and pastoralists, and strengthening conflict early warning, management and response. Whilst SPRiNG is still in the early phases of implementation, its partnership with the Institute for Integrated Transitions has achieved encouraging results already. Mediation efforts in Nasawara State have fostered a negotiated agreement between the Bassa and Egbura People, enabling the return and resettlement of 5000 internally displaced persons.