The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), widely known as the Shi’ites, on Wednesday dismissed claims that it plans to target American citizens or institutions in the country, emphasizing that its activities are peaceful and lawful
The group also announced that it will hold this year’s Quds Day procession on Friday, March 13, 2026, in remembrance of the late Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The statement comes in the wake of a security alert issued by the United States Embassy in Nigeria warning of a potential threat against American diplomatic facilities and US-affiliated schools. The advisory urged Americans in Nigeria to exercise increased vigilance amid heightened global tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Prof. Abdullah Danladi, head of the IMN Resource Forum, rejected suggestions that the movement or its members were plotting attacks, stressing that the group has never engaged in violence.
“In the history of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which started around 1977, we have never attacked anybody or given instructions to attack anybody. We had never, and we will never attack anybody. It is not in our line, it is not in our making, and it is not in our religion to attack anyone,” he said.
Danladi also questioned why the US Embassy issued a public alert instead of reporting concerns to Nigerian security agencies. “If there is any threat, the proper thing is to report it to the Nigerian police so they can investigate and apprehend those planning such actions,” he said.
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