[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 96 (Thursday, May 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                NIGERIA

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, we all ought to be very concerned, as 
I am, about the ongoing religious persecution happening in Nigeria. It 
may be happening in a lot of countries, but I just want to mention 
Nigeria today.
  In the last 6 months, there have been multiple attacks. This includes 
the murder of 11 Christians by extremists identified as part of ISIS, 
and--can you believe it--the beheading of a pastor by Boko Haram 
militants. West Africa released a barbaric video of a child of about 10 
years old executing a Christian.
  The Nigerian authorities need to stop this persecution right now, and 
our own government, the U.S. Government, needs to do what it can to 
support that effort. For sure, those responsible must be held 
accountable for their actions.
  I yield the floor.

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