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Chris Smith: I will never forget being in Jos, Nigeria, visiting with survivors who told harrowing stories of what it was like to…

On the recordJune 15, 2016
I will never forget being in Jos, Nigeria, visiting with survivors who told harrowing stories of what it was like to have car bombs and people with AK-47s bursting into their congregations to destroy as many people as they possibly could.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith recalls visiting Nigeria and witnessing the impact of Boko Haram on religious communities.

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