Members of an Islamic movement group in Kano State staged a protest on Saturday to denounce statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently claimed that Christians in Nigeria were victims of genocide and warned of possible U.S. military intervention.
The demonstrators carried placards bearing messages such as “We condemn Trump’s threat to attack Nigeria,” “There is Christian genocide in Nigeria,” and “America wants to control our resources.”
Kano protesters. Photo credit: X/Nuhu Sada
The protest photos were shared online by Hon. Nuhu Sada, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for the Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Kewaye Constituency in the 2025 bye-election.
Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Sada captioned the images: “Thousands of people in Kano State have come out in a protest to strongly condemn the remarks made by U.S President Donald Trump about attacking Nigeria. What is your opinion?”
Trump had earlier designated Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged persecution of Christians and warned that the U.S. might consider military intervention if the Nigerian government failed to address the killings.
The protest in Kano came after a similar demonstration in Lagos, where participants carried placards with inscriptions such as “Nigerians united against U.S. threat of military invasion” and chanted:
“Leave us alone oh, leave us alone. America, leave us alone.”
The Federal Government has dismissed Trump’s allegations as false.
Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the claims distorted Nigeria’s security realities and religious situation.
