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Ted Cruz: “Jihadists killed over 200 Nigerian Christian villagers in a…”

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Published | Video Starts at 08:54

And he had previously spent six years in ministry in the United States. And violence against Christians in Nigeria has been a horrific problem. In June, just A couple of months ago, Jihadists killed over 200 Nigerian Christian villagers in a farming community that is 97% Catholic [in June]. This is a massive problem. And it's a problem that occurs with the complete complicity of many officials, of judges, of ministers, of officials in the Nigerian government. (08:54–09:07)

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Asserts that over 200 Nigerian Christian villagers were killed by jihadists in a Catholic farming community.

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