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Riley Moore: “It's illegal to own firearms in Nigeria, but somehow these…”

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

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Rep. Moore Reacts to the Latest Attack on Christians in Nigeria with Kayleigh McEnany

Published | Video Starts at 01:22

… I was part of that hearing, one of the things I am calling for is for the government to disarm the Fulani militants in the middle belt of the country. It's illegal to own firearms in Nigeria, but somehow these nomadic tribesmen can just lay waste and murder all over the country against Christians and nobody does anything. But you have this individual, Sunday Jackson, who is a Christian farmer who defended himself against an Islamic radical Fulani militant. He's facing the death penalty right now. (01:22–01:34)

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Claims that it is illegal to own firearms in Nigeria, yet Fulani militants are armed and active.

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