Of course, they shot them in close range, chiefly while they were sleeping at about 10pm local time. Here to weigh in as Congressman Riley Moore. Congressman, the Nigerian government, of course, is denying all of this. An aid to its president wrote in Al Jazeera, simplistic genocide claims fuel propaganda. And the conflicts are multifaceted, driven by ethnic rivalries, land disputes and criminality, with religion often secondary. Now, you've been on top of this story for a long time. (01:05–01:11)
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Asserts that an aide to the Nigerian president claimed in Al Jazeera that genocide claims are propaganda.
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