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Riley Moore: “Christians have been getting slaughtered in Nigeria since…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Well, again, President Trump, he's not trying to bring war to Nigeria. He's trying to bring peace and security and stability to this nation. Christians have been getting slaughtered in Nigeria since 2009. Estimates in between 50,000 to 125,000 Christians killed this year alone, 7,000 on the ground. It is more dire than you could even imagine seeing this in person, meeting mothers who have lost all of their children just murdered right in front of them. (02:50–03:03)

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Asserts that between 50,000 to 125,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, with 7,000 this year alone.

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