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Riley Moore: “That number [177 Christians killed] was achieved likely in…”

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

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Rep. Moore Questions Witness Nina Shea Before Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 02:54

And then the foreign minister saying there's a 177 Christians killed in the entire country of Nigeria over the last five years? That which is just hard to believe. It seems That number [177 Christians killed] was achieved likely in just the last couple months. But please. Yes, you're right, it's huge disparity. And assuming it's not just propaganda, one of the reasons why there is a range of numbers for any particular event is that precisely because the government doesn't do any police work. (02:54–02:59)

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Asserts that the number of Christians killed in Nigeria likely reached 177 in just a few months.

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