[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NIGERIAN TERRORISM

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to recent 
attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria. Attacks in 
Nigeria's Plateau state on July 7 and 8 left 198 families displaced, 88 
people dead, and 187 houses burnt.
  On July 8, during the mass funeral for the victims, they were 
attacked. Two serving members of the National Assembly--Gyan Dantong 
and Gyang Danfulani--were also killed. Boko Haram took credit for the 
attacks, stating in their release that Christians ``will not know peace 
again'' if they do not accept Islam.
  Madam Speaker, these attacks are acts of terrorism performed by a 
terrorist group against innocent Christians. It's time the State 
Department labels Boko Haram for what it is--a foreign terrorist 
organization. We must not be afraid to identify and confront attacks of 
terrorism wherever they might be.
  Our prayers are with the innocent victims as they mourn the loss of 
their loved ones.

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