Shi’ite Protesters Storm Kano, Reject Trump’s Military Threats and Alleged Christian Genocide Claims
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), widely known as Shiites, staged a massive protest in Kano on November 8 in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threats of military intervention in Nigeria.
The demonstrators marched through key streets of Kano, holding placards and banners condemning Trump’s claims that Christians in Nigeria are being targeted in a genocide.
Some protesters dragged the American flag on the ground, while others carried effigies of the U.S. president.
Trump had earlier labeled Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing alleged persecution of Christians by terrorist groups, and warned that the U.S. might deploy troops if the Nigerian government failed to act.
The IMN dismissed the remarks as false and provocative, calling them “inflammatory and dangerous,” and accused Western nations of spreading propaganda to divide Nigerians along religious lines.
Protesters stressed that their movement promotes unity and peaceful coexistence, insisting that the nation’s challenges are rooted in corruption and political greed, not religion.
The incident has drawn mixed reactions nationwide, with some Nigerians supporting Trump’s concern over insecurity, while others condemned the comments as unwarranted interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs.
