Government response

Foreign Secretary statement on protests in Nigeria

Following the protests in Nigeria against police brutality and the allegations of the deaths of protesters, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has made the below statement.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 21 October 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Following the protests in Nigeria against police brutality and the allegations of the deaths of protesters, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and continued clashes in Nigeria, and am alarmed by widespread reports of civilian deaths.

We call for an end to violence. The Nigerian government must urgently investigate reports of brutality at the hands of the security forces and hold those responsible to account.

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Published 21 October 2020