Hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) took to the streets of Kano on Saturday, staging demonstrations against a viral statement falsely attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump that suggested a potential military strike on Nigeria.
The protests unfolded across multiple areas of the Kano metropolis, with large crowds chanting anti-American slogans and displaying placards condemning the purported remarks.
According to Zagazola Makama’s report, the demonstrations were primarily organised through Hausa-language social media channels, where posts claimed the United States was planning to “attack Nigeria.”
Online videos captured young protesters marching through the streets, demanding international condemnation of Trump’s supposed comments and calling on Nigerians to protect the nation’s sovereignty.
Demonstrators described the alleged statement as inflammatory and potentially destabilising.
“The statement is unacceptable. No foreign nation should threaten Nigeria. This protest is to show that we will not allow external aggression,” one protester told reporters.
The incident highlights a concerning pattern of anti-U.S. sentiment spreading through parts of northern Nigeria, driven by misinformation, scepticism toward Western intervention, and emotionally charged messaging linked to religious and national identity.
Security analysts have raised alarms that such inflammatory rhetoric, if left unchallenged, could intensify and be weaponised by extremist organisations or political opportunists for their own agendas.
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