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Riley Moore: “Literally 35 [Christians] a day, over 7,000 just this year…”

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

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Rep. Moore Discusses the Government Shutdown and Persecution of Christians on Saturday in America

Published | Video Starts at 02:55

But this has been going on in this region of Africa now for several decades. And no one is speaking out about this. Particularly in Nigeria. Right. Just next door, where we have Christians killed daily. Literally 35 [Christians] a day, over 7,000 just this year [are killed in Nigeria]. It's a tragedy. And what I'm asking for, and I've sent a letter to the Secretary of State for a designation for Nigeria to be designated as a country of particular concern. (02:55–02:57)

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Asserts that a large number of Christians have been killed in Nigeria this year.

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