Linda Thomas-Greenfield actually said...

I would not designate Nigeria as a country because we have huge, huge and very active Christian populations in Nigeria throughout the southern parts of Nigeria into the middle belt and even in northern Nigeria, and we have a huge Muslim population there as well.

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Thomas-Greenfield explains why Nigeria should not be designated for religious freedom concerns.

05/09/2016

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