Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it. He says the picture we're getting here is not accurate. You know, unfortunately, that is completely false. I mean, There are states in Nigeria that have blasphemy laws, people who are facing the death penalty right now for blasphemy against Islam. There's a person currently right now who's held in prison for defending himself from attack from a Muslim militant from the Fulani tribe. He defended himself and he's facing the death penalty. (02:22–02:32)
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Asserts that some Nigerian states have blasphemy laws with death penalties.
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