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John James: “Extremist groups like Boko Haram, Fulani militia militants…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Standing Up For Christians in Nigeria | Rep. John James Speaks to House Foreign Affairs Committee

Published | Video Starts at 01:22

These are not isolated tragedies, but a sustained pattern of religiously motivated violence or often ignored or even enabled by the Nigerian government. Extremist groups like Boko Haram, Fulani militia militants and ISIS West Africa attack, often without any meaningful intervention from authorities. The lack of response has created an atmosphere of impunity where Christians lives where Christians continue to live in constant threat and fear. The United States has previously recognized this crisis. (01:22–01:32)

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Asserts that extremist groups attack in Nigeria without meaningful intervention from authorities.

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