The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, under the leadership of Ibraheem Zakzaky, has rejected US President Donald Trump’s allegations that the Nigerian government is supporting “genocide against Christians”.
In a statement on Saturday, Abdullahi Danladi of the movement’s resource forum, described the allegations as false, inflammatory, and dangerous.
He said the organisation “has always stood firmly for peaceful coexistence, justice, and unity among all Nigerians, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, or political leaning”.
He emphasised that Islam and Christianity share far more in common in their moral teachings than political actors often acknowledge.
Danladi argued that Nigeria’s crisis is “moral and political, not religious”, pointing to corruption, greed, and elite manipulation as the true causes of insecurity.
Quoting Zakzaky, he said, “The poor Christian and the poor Muslim have no conflict; their common enemy is the unjust system that enslaves them both.”
