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Riley Moore: “Sunday Jackson, who is a Christian farmer who defended…”

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 01:33

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, is facing the death penalty right now. Where's the justice in that? And that's one of the things I think the Nigerian government can do to restore credibility in their government and their justice system is, is to free Sunday Jackson. (01:33–01:43)

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Claims that Sunday Jackson is facing the death penalty for defending himself against a Fulani militant.

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