U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Stem Persecution in Nigeria
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV), with the support of other lawmakers, introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State to compile and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on U.S. efforts to address Christian persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria. For more than two decades, International Christian Concern ICC has chronicled mass killings and displacements of Christians by Fulani militias, Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), extremist groups near the Nigeria-Niger border region, and less organized bandits. Plateau State Gov.
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