Baroness Anne Cox, a member of the British House of Lords, Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (UK), has written to the Commonwealth, expressing her worry over escalating violence in Nigeria.

In a letter, addressed to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Hon. Patricia Scotland, by the lawmaker, argueing that Nigeria’s inability to protect its vulnerable citizens was a breach of its obligations under the commonwealth charter. Cox urged the secretary-general to raise the matter with the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, noting that in the least, some form of aid must be given to those who have lost loved ones and their livelihoods.

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