Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), commonly known as Shiites, staged a protest in Kano state against the U.S. President Donald Trump.
The demonstration was a direct response to Trump’s recent threats of U.S. military invasion and his decision to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) based on claims of Christian genocide.
Footage of the demonstration showed numerous Shiite members marching through the streets of Kano, displaying placards and anti-U.S. imagery, including effigies of President Trump.
The public nature of the protest directly challenges the foundational premise of the U.S. policy decision, the existence of a government-tolerated Christian genocide.
The IMN’s statement, delivered by Abdullahi Danladi of the movement’s resource forum, dismissed the U.S. allegations as false, inflammatory, and dangerous, accusing Western countries of using propaganda for division.
We condemn Trump threat to attack Nigeria, there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria – Danladi
The IMN and its leadership, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, have publicly and consistently rejected the U.S. narrative of a “Christian genocide.”
The poor Christian and the poor Muslim have no conflict; their common enemy is the unjust system that enslaves them both – Sheikh Zakzaky
They argue that the violence plaguing Nigeria is politically driven, caused by manipulative and corrupt elite, affecting both Christians and Muslims equally.
The IMN stressed that the U.S. designation and threat is an external attempt to undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty and possibly control its resources.
This viewpoint aligns with the official position of the Federal Government of Nigeria, which denies the targeted genocide claim and insists that terrorists attack citizens regardless of their faith.
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