A small group of lawmakers recently flew over 5,000 miles to Nigeria to send a clear message to the leaders of the African nation where Christians are facing severe persecution.  

“I wanted to do a trip to make a statement that we’re watching, that we’re paying attention, that we’re in solidarity with the Nigerian people,” Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., told The Daily Signal.

Huizenga spent about 30 hours on the ground in Nigeria over the weekend in a whirlwind trip accompanied by Reps. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., Keith Self, R-Texas, and Jefferson Shreve, R-Texas. The congressmen met with multiple Nigerian leaders during the brief trip.

General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the Nigerian minister of defense, is a Christian himself, the Congressman says, and after learning that the

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